Anybody seen this?
Henry Linneweh
linneweh at concentric.net
Sun Oct 18 18:17:58 UTC 1998
Yes it is true, unfortunately
http://www.techserver.com/newsroom/ntn/info/101898/info14_3727.html
Henry R. Linneweh
William S. Duncanson wrote:
> According to CNN.com:
>
> Internet pioneer Jon Postel dies at 55
>
> Jon Postel, the computer pioneer who wielded enormous influence over technical
> details of the Internet, died of complications from heart surgery in Los
> Angeles on Saturday. Postel was considered by the White House as a crucial
> player in the future of the global computer network. Although he was scarcely
> known outside computer circles, Postel served as director of the Internet
> Assigned Numbers Authority, which matched unique numerical addresses for
> computers on the Internet with its millions of web addresses.
>
> William S. Duncanson caesar at starkreality.com
> The driving force behind the NC is the belief that the companies who brought us
> things like Unix, relational databases, and Windows can make an appliance that
> is inexpensive and easy to use if they choose to do that. -- Scott Adams
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