Network Control Program (usually given as NCP) was the name for the software on hosts which implemented the Network Control Protocol of the ARPANET.[1]
It was almost universally referred to by the acronym, NCP. This was later taken over to refer to the protocol suite itself.[2][3]
NCP's were written for many operating systems, including Multics, TENEX, UNIX and TOPS-10, and many of those NCP's survive (although of course they are now only used by vintage computer enthusiasts).
External links
- Network Control Program - NCP details at the Computer History Wiki
- SRI-NOSC - complete V6 UNIX NCP source
References
- ^ New HOST-HOST Protocol. doi:10.17487/RFC0033. RFC 33. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Internetting or Beyond NCP" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Proposed Revisions to the TCP (PDF). IEN 18. Retrieved 2022-08-04.