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Ahouxf.117 net.ham-radio utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!houxf!kutsch Mon Oct 12 21:00:32 1981 RE: packet radio net In response to cbosg!mark on 'packet radio net' (Oct 12) ... The packet radio net he refers to is the 'aloha net' (sp?) which was later refined into 'slotted aloha'. However, it is over commercial carrier, not amateur radio service. Some people believe that this early research laid the groundwork for the 'ether net' of Xerox PARC. As Mark says, it has been in operation for several years linking terminals and computers throughout the Hawaiian islands.

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