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Event Information - Proceedings - Part 01: Welcome and Introductions (November 29, 2007)
(2013)
Video footage of Part 1 ("Welcome and Introductions") of the NSFNET 20th Anniversary event. Speakers relate how, in 1979, the benefits of computer networks were not fully appreciated, even within the academic community. ...
Oral History Project - Backbone of the Internet Discussion (November 28, 2007)
(2013)
Panelists discuss the transition from NSFNET’s initial networking backbone, which transmitted data at 56 kb/s, to the T1 backbone and its increased transmission speed of 1.5 mb/s
Event Information - Proceedings - Part 03: Panel Discussion on "The T1--The Internet Comes of Age" (November 29, 2007)
(2013)
Panel discussion on the T1 backbone required by the NSF to address the chronic congestion on the 56 kbps NSFNET and ARPANET and the agency's goal of extending this new backbone’s reach to include the emerging regional ...