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From: wwm@pmsmam.uucp (Bill Meahan)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: NCSA KA9Q
Message-ID: <1990Jul26.011643.8982@pmsmam.uucp>
Date: 26 Jul 90 01:16:43 GMT
References: <9007251721.AA16622@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <10229@brazos.Rice.edu>
Reply-To: wwm@pmsmam.UUCP (Bill Meahan)
Organization: Ford Motor Co EFHD Ypsilanti Plant, Ypsilanti MI
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In article <10229@brazos.Rice.edu> glratt@uncle-bens.rice.edu (Glenn Forbes Larrett) writes:
>In article <9007251721.AA16622@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> SSJACK@ECUVM1.BITNET writes:
>>Can someone elaborate on the acronyms (?) NCSA & KA9Q used when
>>discussing tn3270?
>
>KA9Q - no clue
>
KA9Q is the amateur radio callsign of Phil Karn (of Bellcore) who has written
a TERRIFIC implementation of the IP protocol suite for the PC (since adapted
by others to UNIX and the Atari ST).  Phil's program (the original version
known as NET or NET.EXE or just KA9Q - and the latest called NOS) was developed
for amateur radio packet radio operations.  Others have found additional uses.
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Bill Meahan  WA8TZG		uunet!mailrus!umich!pmsmam!wwm
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