Inspiration
Historically, voice and data communications were based on methods of circuit switching, as exemplified in the traditional telephone network, wherein each telephone call … See more

IMP functionality
Because it was never a goal for the ARPANET to support IMPs from vendors other than BBN, the … See more

• Computer Networks: The Heralds of Resource Sharing, a 30-minute documentary film featuring Fernando J. Corbató, J. C. R. Licklider, Lawrence G. Roberts See more

• Norberg, Arthur L.; O'Neill, Judy E. (1996). Transforming Computer Technology: Information Processing for the Pentagon, … See more

Because of its government funding, certain forms of traffic were discouraged or prohibited.
Leonard Kleinrock … See more

• Internet portal
• .arpa – top-level domain used exclusively for technical infrastructure purposes
• Computer Networks: The Heralds of Resource Sharing See more

• "ARPANET Maps 1969 to 1977". California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). 4 January 1978. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
• Walden, David C. (February 2003). "Looking back at the … See more