BITNET
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BITNET was an early academic and research computer network that connected universities and institutions worldwide before the widespread adoption of the modern Internet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BITNET canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic computer network
ⓘ
store-and-forward network ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Because It’s There Network
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Because It’s Time to Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | IBM RSCS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
CREN
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EARN NERFINISHED ⓘ NetNorth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataTransmissionMethod | store-and-forward routing ⓘ |
| developedTechnology | LISTSERV automated mailing list manager ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1996 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
City University of New York
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Greydon Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Ira Fuchs NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Because It’s Time Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Asia
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ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | cooperative agreement among member institutions ⓘ |
| hardwarePlatform | IBM mainframes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the largest pre-Internet academic networks ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| influenced |
academic networking practices
ⓘ
early Internet email culture ⓘ |
| mergedInto | CREN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkType |
file transfer network
ⓘ
store-and-forward email network ⓘ |
| notableFeature | no usage-based charges for member institutions ⓘ |
| notableSoftware | LISTSERV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
BITNET, Inc.
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EDUCOM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakMembership |
over 1,000 institutions
ⓘ
over 50 countries ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | academic communication and resource sharing ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
academic libraries
ⓘ
research institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | widespread adoption of TCP/IP-based Internet ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Internet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedService |
electronic mail
ⓘ
file transfer ⓘ interactive messaging ⓘ listserv mailing lists ⓘ |
| topology | point-to-point links ⓘ |
| typicalLinkSpeed | 9600 bit/s GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedProtocol | RSCS NJE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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