Interface Message Processor (IMP)

1965

Computer History Museum
Mountain View, United States

This large box was the interface between the ARPANET (a predecessor to the Internet) and a computer connected to the network. This $82,200 IMP was one of the first made. The Honeywell 516 minicomputer inside has only 12,000 words of memory.

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Title: Interface Message Processor (IMP)
Date: 1965
Rights: © Mark Richards

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Interface Message Processor (IMP)

1965

Computer History Museum
Mountain View, United States

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