Computing has certainly come a long way from punch cards and literal system bugs – yet there is so much more to learn. Professor John Day shares his stories from the heyday of the computer revolution, the challenges that they faced, and what he’s been up to lately, among others. This first part of a two-episode special is a rare treat with a pioneer, and one that people in the tech industry shouldn’t miss.
00:01:01 Introduction
00:01:28 COVID and the challenge of
teaching
00:04:11 John’s academic and career
path
00:08:14 LSI technology
00:12:13 Collaborative software
development in the day
00:15:24 ARPANET’s early use
00:20:08 Atom bomb and weather
simulations
00:26:55 The message-switching network
00:34:57 Pouzin
00:38:00 Every register had a purpose
00:45:15 The Air Force in 1972
00:52:10 Low memory
00:59:14 Early problems with TCP
01:11:51 The separation of mechanism and policy
01:23:25 Farewells
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Professor John D. Day:
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Day_(computer_scientist)
- Website: https://www.bu.edu/met/profile/john-day/
- Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/patterns-in-network/9780132252423/
Pouzin Society:
- Website: https://pouzinsociety.org/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/pouzinsociety
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