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packet-switching
- Mar 2, 2026 ARPANET IMPs and the 1822 Host Interface How the Interface Message Processor kept switching separate from host software, what the 32-bit leader and the RFNM handshake enforced, and why one message in flight per link was enough. computing history
- Aug 18, 2025 Statistical Multiplexing and the Case Against Reserved Circuits Why bursty traffic made end-to-end circuit reservation wasteful, how store-and-forward queueing turns silence into capacity, and where the packet argument stops being a win. computing history