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Interface Message Processor
Interface Message Processor
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Arpanet was a computer network developed in the 1960s that paved the way for today's internet. At its heart was the Interface Message Processor: a massive, heavily armoured box containing the technology that made it possible. Tim Harford takes a look inside.
Released:
Sep 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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