1975
BBN and DCA
After months of struggles between BBN and ARPA about the publication of source codes for their IMPs and TIPs the situation becomes aggravated. Steve Crocker, program manager for ARPA at that time and responsible for almost all contracts with BBN, finally took matters into his own hands. He decided about contracts with BBN having an annual value of about six million dollar, which was approximately one fourth of the companies’ gross income.
The ARPA Network in 1975
Back then, Crocker seriously considered transferring all the ARPA funded work at BBN to other companies, not leaving BBN in the dark about his intentions. BBN couldn’t do anything but to hand out the code for a nominal service charge to anybody requesting it.
About the same time J.C.R. Licklider wrapped up the transfer of the ARPANET to the Defense Communications Agency (DCA). Years earlier, the hand over of the network has been discussed already, since ARPA’s research assignments have been finished long ago. At first the network was supposed to get sold. But since the Department of Defense had proclaimed their military demand for ARPANET, it was taken over by DCA in the summer of 1975.
About the same time J.C.R. Licklider wrapped up the transfer of the ARPANET to the Defense Communications Agency (DCA). Years earlier, the hand over of the network has been discussed already, since ARPA’s research assignments have been finished long ago. At first the network was supposed to get sold. But since the Department of Defense had proclaimed their military demand for ARPANET, it was taken over by DCA in the summer of 1975.
1975
Net
Facts
Facts
The first connections of the ARPANET via satellites are put into operation.
1975
Other
Events
Events
On April 4 unconditional surrender of Southern Vietnam and hasty withdrawal of the last US troops and about 30.000 civilians from Vietnam.
A treaty about the limitation of subterranean nuclear weapon tests is signed between the USA and USSR.
The LCD (Liquid Chrystal Display) comes into the market and in the USA the first assembly kit of a personal computer can be bought.
The cooperation of Russians and Americans in space begins with an APOLLO-SOJUS docking manoeuvre on July 15.