[2491] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: NANOG
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vadim Antonov)
Sun Apr 7 00:42:02 1996
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1996 21:31:30 +0800
From: avg@postman.ncube.com (Vadim Antonov)
To: bob_metcalfe@infoworld.com, c-huegen@quad.quadrunner.com, hank@ibm.net.il
Cc: Letters@ccgate.infoworld.com, jerry@fc.net, nanog@merit.edu
Hank Nussbacher wrote:
>
>Craig came down very hard on Bob Metcalfe and I was hoping that over
>the past few days someone would step in and explain that Bob is far
>from being a clueless journalist. I believe Craig is just showing
>how young he is.
On my part, when i was flaming B.M. i was perfectly aware of who he
is. However, being an authority is not a guarantee of being right
or being clueful about that particular subject.
I happened to learn that hard way.
>Bob Metcalfe along with David Boggs published in
>ACM (July 1976) an article entitled "Ethernet - Distributed Packet
>Switching for Local Computer Networks". This paper was the groundwork
>for Ethernet - without which we would still be using X.25 and possibly
>no LANs.
That is an exaggregation. BTW, Ethernet has little to do with X.25's
obsolescense.
>Having Bob (as well as a few other heavyweights) on this list,
>we can only come to a better understanding of the routing, addressing
>and portability problems of the Internet that we are all hitting.
Hm.
>Craig, Bob has probably forgotten more than you and I will ever know.
I find the attitude of reverence to authorities a bit out of place
in any scientific or engineering society trying to be something more
than a country club.
--vadim
