Subject: Re: Waiting for the reference to Algores creation documents/where to find- what to ask for


I got HSDT project (T1 & faster computer links), early 80s ... then fall
of 1982 (just before 1jan1983 cut-over to tcp/ip) IBM SJR gateway to
(NSF fundec) CSNET ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSNET

and was working with the NSF Director and was suppose to get $20M to interconnect the NSF supercomputer centers, then congress cuts the
budget, various other things happened ... finally RFP was released (in
part based on what we already had running). 28Mar1986 Preliminary
Announcement:

The OASC has initiated three programs: The Supercomputer Centers Program
to provide Supercomputer cycles; the New Technologies Program to foster
new supercomputer software and hardware developments; and the Networking Program to build a National Supercomputer Access Network - NSFnet.

....

IBM internal politics was not allowing us to bid. The NSF director tried
to help by writing the company a letter (3Apr1986, NSF Director to IBM
Chief Scientist and IBM Senior VP and director of Research, copying IBM
CEO) with support from other gov. agencies ... but that just made the
internal politics worse (as did claims that what we already had
operational was at least 5yrs ahead of the winning bid), as regional
networks connect in, it becomes the NSFNET backbone, precursor to modern internet.

NCSA, came out of 1986 OASC ... origins of MOSAIC https://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/ https://research.illinois.edu/researchunit/national-center-supercomputing-applications

.... I was told that the AUP (acceptable use) for NSFNET and regional
networks was in part, commercial entities had contributed tax deductable resources (in case of NSFNET 4-5 times the RFP), in which case the tax deductable resources couldn't be used for commercial purposes.

Mar1991, AUP altered allowing commercial traffic. https://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nsf50/nsfoutreach/htm/n50_z2/pages_z3/28_pg.htm

Dec1991 legislation promoting gov. agencies commercializing
gov. technology (as part of making US more competitive). I'm
participating in National Information Infrastructure meetings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Information_Infrastructure
& High Performance Computing meetings at LLNL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Performance_Computing_Act_of_1991

US Gov. wanted companies to participate in the NII on their own nickel
..... then Singapore invited all the same participants to build a fully
gov funded one there.

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