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KembaraXtra-Computer Terms – BITNET:
BITNET, which stands for Because It’s Time Network, was a wide area network established in 1981 to facilitate communication among universities and research institutions. Operated by the Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN), the network connected mainframe computers in North America, Europe, and Japan.
Although BITNET primarily used the IBM Network Job Entry protocol rather than the TCP/IP protocol used by the Internet, it still allowed users to exchange electronic mail with Internet systems. The network also played an important role in the early development of mailing list software, including the widely used Listserv system.
BITNET, which stands for Because It’s Time Network, was a wide area network established in 1981 to facilitate communication among universities and research institutions. Operated by the Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN), the network connected mainframe computers in North America, Europe, and Japan.
Although BITNET primarily used the IBM Network Job Entry protocol rather than the TCP/IP protocol used by the Internet, it still allowed users to exchange electronic mail with Internet systems. The network also played an important role in the early development of mailing list software, including the widely used Listserv system.
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