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Happy 35th birthday, RFC 1!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-thats-an-anniversary dept.

An anonymous reader writes "On April 7th, 1969, the first ever RFC was published, describing the networking technology behind the then-nascent ARPAnet. In the intervening 35 years, networking technology has come a long way, but it brings perspective to the modern Internet to reflect on how it all began."

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  1. ...and IBM/360 is 40 today by Jayfar · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's in the book. You could look it up (or google).

  2. More on RFCs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you don't know what an RFC is, then here is what you need to know.

  3. Re:Strange by cethiesus · · Score: 4, Informative

    RFC2223 - Instructions to RFC Authors

    RFC 0825 - Request for comments on Requests For Comments

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    "Ford," he said, "you're turning into a penguin. Stop it."
  4. RFC1543 by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 4, Informative

    Read RFC1543

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    Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.