Relay
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Relay was a popular real-time chat and messaging service that operated over the BITNET academic computer network in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
messaging service
ⓘ
real-time chat service ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
command-line interface
ⓘ
terminal-based interface ⓘ |
| associatedWith | BITNET Relay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
instant messaging precursor
ⓘ
online chat system ⓘ |
| communicationMode | real-time text ⓘ |
| concurrentTechnologies |
Usenet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Internet email ⓘ |
| distinction | operated over BITNET rather than the TCP/IP Internet ⓘ |
| era |
early Internet era
ⓘ
pre-World Wide Web ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
inter-university
ⓘ
international ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest widely used academic chat systems ⓘ |
| influenced | later chat and messaging systems ⓘ |
| messageDelivery | near real-time ⓘ |
| messageRouting | via BITNET nodes ⓘ |
| messageType | text messages ⓘ |
| networkType | academic computer network ⓘ |
| operatedOnNetwork | BITNET NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | academic computing centers ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| platformType | mainframe-based service ⓘ |
| popularity | popular among BITNET users ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
chat
ⓘ
messaging ⓘ |
| protocolLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| relationToInternetHistory | early online communication service GENERATED ⓘ |
| shutdownReason | decline of BITNET ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| supportedFunction |
inter-node communication
ⓘ
multi-user chat ⓘ private messaging ⓘ |
| targetAudience | academic and research communities ⓘ |
| underlyingNetwork | store-and-forward network ⓘ |
| userCommunity |
academic institutions
ⓘ
researchers ⓘ students ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| userInteraction | text commands ⓘ |
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