Blxter@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1980arrow-down15 cross-posted to: computerhistory@lemmy.capebreton.socialtechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1975arrow-down1external-linkInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comBlxter@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square49fedilink cross-posted to: computerhistory@lemmy.capebreton.socialtechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareMr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·10 months agoI always really liked that NTP uses port 123 which is the same number that you can dial, in the uk, on a analogue, landline phone, to call an automated service that tells you the precise time.
minus-squarediscozombie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 months ago1194 in Australia, it was discontinued in 2019 after 66 years. It’s now on the internet http://1194online.com/
I always really liked that NTP uses port 123 which is the same number that you can dial, in the uk, on a analogue, landline phone, to call an automated service that tells you the precise time.
1194 in Australia, it was discontinued in 2019 after 66 years. It’s now on the internet http://1194online.com/
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