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Celebrating TCP/IP, the ageing protocol that still runs the world

Original: Celebrating the brilliant pragmatism of TCP/IP, the wiring of the world Nothing this old should scale this well. Yet her

A new column argues that TCP/IP, the networking protocol suite designed in the 1970s, deserves celebration for its brilliant pragmatism. Despite being around half a century old, the protocol continues to scale remarkably well and remains the fundamental wiring of the global internet, a longevity its designers could hardly have predicted.

Why now: A widely read tech column praising TCP/IP's unlikely longevity has sparked reflection on how foundational internet technology endures.

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• Celebrating the brilliant pragmatism of TCP/IP, the wiring of the world Nothing this old should scale this well. Yet here these words are https://www. theregister.com/columnists/202 6/10/12/celebrating-the-brilliant-pragmatism-of-tcp/ip-the-wiring-of-the-world/5302202 # Tech #… · techwire@gamefan.net · 2

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