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BITNET
Last modified: Monday, September 01, 1997
Short for Because It's Time Network, BITNET is one of the oldest and largest wide-area networks, used extensively by universities. A new version of BITNET, called BITNET-II, relies on the Internetnetwork to transfer messages and files.
EARN/BITnet Conversion Tables An address conversion page between BITNET nodes and the Internet, based on monthly releases from EARN.
NetHistory site Offers an informal history of BITNET and the Internet., with links to archived articles, papers, and additional Internet history-related links.