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␈↓ ↓N␈↓The␈α
Dialnet␈α
Project␈α
was␈α
aimed␈α
at␈α
developing
␈↓ ↓N␈↓inter-computer␈α*communication␈α*techniques
␈↓ ↓N␈↓using␈α∪switched␈α∪telephone␈α∪lines.␈α∀ The␈α∪system
␈↓ ↓N␈↓includes␈α~electronic␈α~mail,␈α~␈↓βC␈↓le␈α≠transfer,␈α~and
␈↓ ↓N␈↓remote login (telnetting) capabilities.

␈↓ ↓N␈↓These␈αcapabilities␈αexist␈αin␈αsome␈αform␈α
in␈αprior
␈↓ ↓N␈↓digital␈α!communication␈α!networks␈α"such␈α!as
␈↓ ↓N␈↓Arpanet,␈αTymnet,␈α
and␈αTelenet,␈α
but␈αall␈αof␈α
these
␈↓ ↓N␈↓systems␈αinvolved␈αrelatively␈αlarge␈α␈↓βC␈↓xed␈αcosts,␈αso
␈↓ ↓N␈↓that␈αthey␈α
are␈αpractical␈α
only␈αwhen␈α
high-volume
␈↓ ↓N␈↓communications␈α→are␈α_required.␈α→ Dialnet␈α_has
␈↓ ↓N␈↓relatively␈α∩low␈α⊃startup␈α∩and␈α∩maintenance␈α⊃costs
␈↓ ↓N␈↓(typically␈α_$5,000␈α→plus␈α_$10␈α_per␈α→month)␈α_yet
␈↓ ↓N␈↓provides␈αadvanced␈αcommunication␈αcapabilities
␈↓ ↓N␈↓to␈α_other␈α→sites␈α_that␈α_have␈α→implemented␈α_the
␈↓ ↓N␈↓Dialnet protocols.

␈↓ ↓N␈↓A␈α∃demonstration␈α∃system␈α∃was␈α∃constructed␈α∀at
␈↓ ↓N␈↓Stanford␈α∀University␈α∀using␈α∀three␈α∪DECsystem
␈↓ ↓N␈↓10␈α!computers␈α and␈α!1200␈α!baud␈α modems.
␈↓ ↓N␈↓Additional␈α1implementations␈α1are␈α1being
␈↓ ↓N␈↓assembled␈α~on␈α~o␈↓β@␈↓-campus␈α~computers.␈α~ The
␈↓ ↓N␈↓system␈α≠works␈α≠and␈α≠wider␈α≤applications␈α≠are
␈↓ ↓N␈↓anticipated.

␈↓ ↓N␈↓α␈↓ αbScienti␈↓␈↓βc␈↓␈↓αc Collaborators

␈↓ ↓N␈↓The␈α∀Dialnet␈α∀project␈α∀was␈α∀initiated␈α∃by␈α∀John
␈↓ ↓N␈↓McCarthy␈α↔(Professor␈α↔of␈α↔Computer␈α⊗Science)
␈↓ ↓N␈↓and␈α∞the␈α∂general␈α∞speci␈↓βC␈↓cations␈α∂were␈α∞developed
␈↓ ↓N␈↓by␈α∃him␈α⊗and␈α∃Les␈α∃Earnest␈α⊗(Senior␈α∃Research
␈↓ ↓N␈↓Associate).␈α0 Detailed␈α0speci␈↓βC␈↓cations␈α/and
␈↓ ↓N␈↓programming␈α⊗were␈α↔done␈α⊗by␈α↔Mark␈α⊗Crispin
␈↓ ↓N␈↓(Systems Programmer).