I recently did something similar - tunneled IP over an RF protocol that was definitely not designed for such nonsense, and was convinced that PPP would be a muc

I recently did something similar - tunneled IP over an RF protocol that was definitely not designed for such nonsense, and was convinced that PPP would be a much more appropriate link protocol. It even handles IP address assignment and encryption out of the box. Was SLIP chosen for its simplicity here? Genuinely curious.