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by Matthew Lyon

Scientific Data Systems

  SDC, see System Development

  Corporation

  SDS 940 computer

  seismic information

  semaphores

  Senate, U.S.

  SENDMSG

  Sesostris I, King of Egypt

  SF-Lovers

  Shakespeare, William

  Sigma-7 computer

  IMP interface with

  SiliconValley

  simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)

  Skinner, B. F.

  Sloan School of Management

  smileys

  Snuper Computer

  sound localization

  Southern California, University of, Information

  Sciences Institute (ISI)

  Soviet Union

  perceived threat of nuclear attack

  from

  Sputnik launched by

  technological race between U.S. and

  space exploration

  Space Physics Analysis Network

  (SPAN)

  speech recognition

  speed-reading

  Sputnik,

  Sputnik II,

  Stanford Research Institute (SRI)

  ARPA host site at

  Network Information Center (NIC)

  at

  oNLine System of

  Stanford University

  Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at

  Business School of

  Computer Science Department at

  first network test at

  Medical School of

  Star Wars program

  stationary communications satellites

  Stefferud, Einar

  store-and-forward network

  Strategic Air Command

  submarines

  Sun (Stanford University Network)

  Microsystems

  SURAnet

  Sussex University

  Sutherland, Ivan

  Swarthmore College

  synchronizer bugs

  System Development Corporation

  (SDC)

  TALK

  tape recorders

  Taylor, Bob

  at ARPA

  networking concept advanced by

  TCP (Transmission-Control Protocol)

  TCP/IP

  telecommunications

  British

  history of

  long distance

  real-time systems of

  survivability of

  technology of

  teleconferences

  telegraphy

  TELENET

  telephone system

  analog signals of

  British

  circuit switching mechanism of

  computer network transmission

  through

  dedicated lines in

  direct dialing in

  line tests in

  long-distance network of

  service and equipment of

  vulnerability of

  see also AT&T; Bell System

  Teletype

  Model

  Model

  television

  Telnet

  Tenex

  Terminal IMPs, see TIPs

  terminals

  terrorist groups

  Texas, University of (UT)

  Texas Instruments

  Thach, Truett

  Thacker, Chuck

  Thomas, Charles

  Thoreau, Henry David

  3Com

  360 Model 50 computers

  Thrope, Marty

  Time

  time clocks

  time-sharing

  TIPs (Terminal IMPs)

  Tomlinson, Ray

  transistors

  transmission-control protocol (TCP)

  Trusted Information Systems

  Turing, Alan

  2001: A Space Odyssey

  TX-0

  TX-2

  UCLA

  ARPANET host site at

  computer science department at

  first network test at

  Network Measurement Center at

  School of Public Health at

  “Under Libra: Weights and Measures”

  (Merrill)

  Ungermann-Bass

  Union Carbide

  United Nations (UN)

  Univac

  UNIX

  USING

  Utah, University of

  ARPANET host site at

  U-2 spy planes

  UUCP

  Van Nuys High School

  Vezza, Al

  Vietnam War

  antiwar movement against

  virtual reality

  conversations in

  Vittal, John

  Walden, Dave

  programming work of

  real-time systems expertise

  Walker, Steve

  Washington Hilton Hotel

  Washington University

  Watergate scandal

  Weizenbaum, Joseph

  Welchman, Gordon

  Wessler, Barry

  Western Union Telegraph Company

  Whirlwind

  White House

  Office of Telecommunications Policy

  at

  wind tunnels

  Wingfield, Mike

  Wired

  Wisconsin, University of

  Woods, Don

  workstation computers

  World War II

  World Wide Web

  Xerox Corporation

  Palo Alto Research Center

  X-Y position indicator for a display system

  see mouse

  Yale University

  York, Herbert

 

 

 


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