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@ChrisPirillo@mastodon.social 11 min. ago

Donald Davies called them packets so the network’s pieces wouldn’t become your message

https://lockergnome.com/packet-name-message-transmission-donald-davies/

Chris cutting a long letter into strips and sealing each in its own envelope, in fine gravure

Donald Davies called them packets so the network’s pieces wouldn’t become your message

The June 1966 wording made an interface distinction explicit, while his later interview describes the machinery around it.

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