137: The Origins of the Internet with John Day
Computing has certainly come a long way from punch cards and literal system bugs – yet there is so much more to learn. Professor John Day shares his stories from the heyday of the computer revolution, the challenges that they faced, and what he’s been up
Programming Throwdown · Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci with guest John Day
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Show Notes
00:01:01 Introduction
00:01:28 COVID and the challenge of teaching
00:04:11 John’s academic and career path
00:08:14 LSI technology
00:12:13 Collaborative software development in the day
00:15:24 ARPANET’s early use
00:20:08 Atom bomb and weather simulations
00:26:55 The message-switching network
00:34:57 Pouzin
00:38:00 Every register had a purpose
00:45:15 The Air Force in 1972
00:52:10 Low memory
00:59:14 Early problems with TCP
01:11:51 The separation of mechanism and policy
01:23:25 Farewells
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Professor John D. Day:
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Day_(computer_scientist)
- Website: https://www.bu.edu/met/profile/john-day/
- Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/patterns-in-network/9780132252423/
Pouzin Society:
- Website: https://pouzinsociety.org/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/pouzinsociety
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