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IMP (Interface Message Processor)

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An IMP was a device used to connect the original Internet (then called the ARPANET). It was the precursor to today's routers. The IMP shielded the host computer (back in those days, the ARPANET was a network of mainframes). The IMP handled all the communications (message routing) between the hosts and, therefore, formed the network.




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