This event was recorded on February 22, 1994.

Larry Roberts opens the talk detailing the early history of packet switching networks and his first work with ARPA. He outlines the path of approval for the network, as well as paths not taken and begins detailing the machines, capacities, costs, and physical connections of the ARPANET through the 1970s, and the ultimate adoption of various standards as the networks evolved. Roberts spends time describing future trends in network use and then opens up to questions from the audience, focusing on the future of the Internet.


Catalog number: 102639876