The funny thing is all of the above APIs? They are actually used, hell, some were used quite extensively in my memory. It's just that we're in a bubble that do

The funny thing is all of the above APIs? They are actually used, hell, some were used quite extensively in my memory. It's just that we're in a bubble that does not intersect with that bubble, and a lot of the stuff became less important with always on IP connectivity and big screen smartphones with local applications and a web browser. Some of the mentioned technologies are also used explicitly to build the actual network, especially combined with the long legacy tail involved