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Dictionary of Computers - Roberts, Lawrence
Roberts, Lawrence
US computer programmer and Internet pioneer who was responsible for the design and development of ARPANET, the world's first major packet network. With Vinton Cerf, he also designed the TCP/IP protocols that are fundamental to the workings of the Internet.
After his work at the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), Roberts founded Telenet, the world's first packet data communications carrier. It was the forerunner to Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
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