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I've never considered networking as "processor-to-processor communications" before. Kind of an interesting angle.
by ghostly_s 9y ago
I've never considered networking as "processor-to-processor communications" before. Kind of an interesting angle.
- teh_klev 9y agoThe usage likely originates from the use of the word "processor" to mean a whole machine that does some kind of "processing", kinda like the IMP's (Interface Message Processor) on the early ARPANET. These days "processor" usually means a more narrow definition, i.e. just the CPU, rather than a whole machine.
- DannyB2 9y agoAh, but once upon a time, Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, CPU meant a large metal enclosure with circuit boards, main memory, power supplies and cooling. Oh, and blinking lights. Don't forget the blinking lights like REAL computers on TV.