Kermit oral history panel
This oral history panel is a discussion of the file transfer protocol and communications program, Kermit, developed at Columbia University in 1981. Frank da Cruz, Bill Catchings and Jeffrey Altman, all key players in the lifespan of Kermit, contribute their knowledge and experience of Kermit’s development, use, expansion, and conclusion. Important points include brief background on each contributor and their specific involvement in Kermit, the origins of Kermit, its role in the student body at Columbia University, and its later role at a global scale. Made at the Watson Laboratory, Columbia University, New York.
Item Details
- Date
- 2012-04-06 (Made)
- Type
- Document
- Catalogue number
- 102746411
- Organization
- Computer History Museum (Publisher)
- People
- Lauren Nelson (Editor)
Bill Catchings (Panelist)
Jeffrey Altman (Panelist)
Gardner Hendrie (Videographer)
Frank da (Panelist)
Alex Bochannek (Moderator) - Category
- Transcript
- Extent
- 57 p.
- Place of publication
- North America/USA/NY/New York
- Language
- English
- Acquisition number
- X6479.2012
- Subject
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), VAX Computers, CP/M, Columbia University
- Archive collection
- CHM Oral History Collection
- Archive hierarchy
- CHM Oral History Collection