braden@ISI.EDU.UUCP (02/25/87)
We Computer Technologists are noted for standing on each other's toes rather than each other's shoulders [I first heard that metaphor from Alan Newell in 1966, but it has also be attributed to Herb Simon], when we make what we like to think of as progress. If this sounds like a collective rebuke, it is. Since the recent exchange about Delta-T, I have received three different requests for a reference to Dick Watson's work. The requestors were all well-known members of this community; that is both the good and the bad news. So that I will not have to send it out yet again... IEN193, which is a reprint of "Timer-Based Mechanisms in Reliable Transport Protocol Connection Management" (Computer Networks, 5 (1981) 47-56). An important and interesting paper. Dick, I think you are on this mailing list, can you suggest any other paper on your Delta-T work? Bob Braden
kent@DECWRL.DEC.COM.UUCP (02/26/87)
Here are the references in my bibliography: @Article(Fletcher:Delta-t, Author="John G. Fletcher and Richard W. Watson", Title="Mechanisms for a Reliable Timer-Based Protocol", Journal="Computer Networks", Volume="2", Year=1978, Pages="271-290", Note="Introduces the Delta-T concept" ) @TechReport(Watson:Delta-tProt, Author="Richard W. Watson", Title="Delta-t Protocol Specification", Type="UCID", Number="19293", Institution="Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory", Month="April 15", Year=1983 ) @TechReport(Watson:deltaGram, Author="Richard W. Watson", Title="DeltaGram Protocol Specification", Type="UCID", Number="19295", Institution="Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory", Month="August 3", Year=1982 ) These are all part of the LINCS (Livermore Interactive Network Communication System) document series, most of which are LLL tech reports. I last investigated Delta-T in 1983, so my copy of the bibliography may be out of date. chris ----------
farber@HUEY.UDEL.EDU.UUCP (03/01/87)
The correct source is Richard Hamming when he was at Bell Labs and said Mathemeticians stand on each other shoulders (Gauss I think) while computer scientists stand on each others toes. Dave