Blxter@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10 cross-posted to: computerhistory@lemmy.capebreton.social
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comBlxter@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square18fedilink cross-posted to: computerhistory@lemmy.capebreton.social
minus-squareMr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year 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.
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.
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