TCP/IP over Bongo Drums

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday September 27, 2003 @07:55AM from the smoke-signals-is-the-next-step dept.

Michael500 writes "In an attempt to show that primitive communications can still function in modern networks, a friend of mine took up a challenge from his professor to replace the lowest layer of the OSI networking model with a set of bongo drums!"

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Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-27 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

It's called a drum circle.
1. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by B3ryllium · 2003-09-27 08:31 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  That's not a Beowulf cluster, that's a hub. Possibly a switch, if the drums differ in tone enough. :)
2. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by subk · 2003-09-27 10:27 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  It would be a Tokin' Ring!
  
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Text of Home Page by Sir+Haxalot · 2003-09-27 07:59 · Score: 5, Informative

All I could get I'm afraid...

At Algoma University the mature students in the fast track accelerated second degree program are not quick to accept theory without proof. As a result, Professor George Townsend offered extra credit to anyone in his forth year Computer Networks course who could take up the challenge of implementing internet based protocols over a new form of medium - Bongo Drums.

Eight weeks later, the first public demonstration was given to the class by using a simple ping packet. With a blinding 2bps speed, the class sat patiently as the packet was received in roughly 140 seconds.

Whats the point you may ask? We aren't trying to set any speed records here (actually, we have been developing some ideas for "highspeed" bongos), but rather we're showing that the lower layers of the OSI model can be replaced with any form of media without affecting the layers above it.

Look at those bongos fly! - classmate

Due to a busy semester and a Microcoded M6800 Emulator project, work on the final phase of the project has slowed. The design plans for the actual bongo hook up have been completed, and now only a few more hours are required for total completion. The demonstrations that have been conducted have used synthesized bongo beats played through desktop speakers. Due to summer work, time has ran out and the final implementation will have to wait until september.

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One bug by matzim · 2003-09-27 08:01 · Score: 5, Funny

One improvised drum solo and you take down the whole LAN...
Bongo drums? by Black+Parrot · 2003-09-27 08:04 · Score: 5, Funny

One suspects that the bong played a bigger role in this project than the drums did.

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nice by graveyhead · 2003-09-27 08:08 · Score: 5, Funny

This will go great with my "file sharing over trumpets" project. Together they could be called "Samba"

[ducks]

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1. Re:nice by drinkypoo · 2003-09-27 09:54 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I think that it would be ideal for use in airports. They could call it "trumpet windsock".
  
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ping! by FrostedWheat · 2003-09-27 08:36 · Score: 5, Funny

% ping 192.168.0.2 ICMP Destination Unreachable: Host taking a rest.