BITNET was a cooperative university computer network in the United States, founded in 1981 by Ira Fuchs at the City University of New York and Greydon Freeman at Yale University, with its first network link connecting the two schools.
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SignificanceAllowed thousands of new users to experience innovations such as email and file transfers for the first time 1 Connections
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Source BITNET - Wikipedia
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1. BITNET - Wikipedia
History, sentence 1
In 1981, universities came together to form BITNET, which allowed thousands of new users to experience innovations such as email and file transfers for the first time.
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which allowed thousands of new users to experience innovations such as email and file transfers for the first time
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BITNET was a co-operative university computer network in the United States founded in 1981 by Ira Fuchs at the City University of New York (CUNY) and Greydon Freeman at Yale University.
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As of 2007, BITNET has essentially ceased operation.
View the Source2. Wikidata: BITNET
- Wikidata Q796027, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q796027 P571 (inception)
View the SourceFree On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC): BITNET
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)In Group: Early Store-and-Forward Dial-Up Networks, DefinitionQuote, In Group: Early Store-and-Forward Dial-Up Networks, Definition
using a store and forward protocol, based on IBM Network Job Entry protocols
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