• DocumentCode
    1230949
  • Title

    TYMNET--A Serendipitous Evolution

  • Author

    Beere, Max P. ; Sullivan, Neil C.

  • Author_Institution
    Tymshare, Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    6/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    511
  • Lastpage
    515
  • Abstract
    TYMNET is a large full duplex terminal oriented network that has been developed by Tymshare, Inc. The network is composed of over 100 interconnected computers serving as hosts or nodes. The evolution of this network was made possible by resolving a variety of hardware, software, and telecommunications problems. This paper describes the steps that took place in this evolution, the problems that were encountered at each of these steps, and how they were solved.
  • Keywords
    Cities and towns; Companies; Computer networks; Costs; Personnel; Profitability; Programming profession; Telecommunication computing; Telephony; Time sharing computer systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0090-6778
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCOM.1972.1091199
  • Filename
    1091199
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1230949