Volume 16
Number 1
60 pages Quote: "We already are seeing the first wave of deliberate cyber attacks - hackers break into government and business computers, stealing and destroying information, raiding bank accounts, running up credit card charges, extorting money by threats to unleash computer viruses." - President Bill Clinton, the most powerful man on earth, declaring war on hackers in a speech at the National Academy of Sciences, 1/22/99. Notes: This issue is dedicated to the memory of Walter. August, 1985 to March, 1999.
Author
Nom de plume
The Prophet
Name
Email
Notes
Aritcle
Synopsis
Discusses the structure of the Internet, including the backbone, POPs (Points of Presence), NAPs (Network Access Point) and MAEs (Metropolitan Area Exchanges).
Notes
Code
None
Page
20
Pages
2 and a third
In Best of 2600 book?
Yes, page 302, Section 2 (The 1990s: The World Discovers Hackers), Chapter 9 (The Computer Revolution)
A global system of interconnected computer networks that interchange data by packet switching using the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). (more..)
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