Hooray for the Sockets Interface
The article highlights BBN's early TCP/IP implementation for BSD that preceded Joy's code and helped initiate his work. The author recounts possessing the master magnetic tapes of this source code in the mid-1990s and handling copy requests to satisfy a DARPA contract. Despite the obligation, no one requested copies during the author's tenure.
- ▪BBN developed a TCP/IP implementation for BSD before Joy's code, which later helped jump‑start Joy's development.
- ▪The author owned the master magnetic tapes of the BBN source code in the mid‑1990s.
- ▪Under a DARPA contract, the author was tasked with copying and distributing the tapes when requested.
- ▪No one asked for copies of the BBN TCP/IP source during the author's time at BBN.
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| Original publisher | APNIC Blog |
| Canonical URL | https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/28/hooray-for-the-sockets-interface/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:25:29 +0000 |
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D. W. July 28, 2026 at 11:07 pm Don’t forget the BBN TCP/IP implementation for BSD that predated Joy’s code (and was used to kickstart his code). See for example klarasystems.com/articles/history-of-freebsd-part-4-bsd-and-tcp-ip/ For a few years at BBN in the mid-1990s, I “owned” a master copy of the magtapes with the source code. If anyone requested a copy from BBN, I was tasked to copy the tapes and send them out — to meet a DARPA contract obligation. No one asked during my time 🙁 Reply ↓
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