Hi,
I just read Hobbes' Internet Timeline 5.3:
http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline

I'm puzzled about the aparently slow development of network performance in the first 15 years:

1970: First cross-country (USA) link installed by AT&T between UCLA and BBN at 56kbps

1986: NSFNET created, backbone speed of 56kbps

Is this possible?? 16 years later, zero improvement in network speed?

I find it hard to believe. If any of you know a link to anohter history page to confirm this, I would much appreciate. Thanks.

astra,

I'm answering this based on logic and common sense, having not read or keep myself updated to the history anyway....

It could well be:

1) The bandwidth is wrongly reported.
2) There was no need of a bigger bandwidth as at that time, 56kbps was sufficient :D

BTW, it's 14 years ;)

Originally posted by auyongtc
BTW, it's 14 years ;)
86-70=16 :smokin:

Thats the U.S, in 1986, china already had a t3 installed in their underground missile silos :D

woops, my bad...

Can't help it... was way into the middle of the nite when I posted that from where I came from ;)