historical pieces on scaling, tcp/ip, ...

I suppose the first time I even heard the term TCP/IP was around 1980, then represented as an up and coming replacement for ARPANet ... (alan j. maitland)

I've always thought of TCP/IP as an odd moniker. If it really meant "TCP over IP" it would not include IP alone, or UDP or RTP. And if it meant "TCP or IP" (like he/she) then it wouldn't be parallel - you'd expect TCP/UDP/RTP/ICMP to be the name ... (david p. reed)

the discussion about running out of internet addresses, is as old as 1988. vint cerf informed jon postel 1988 ...

also this sounds familiar

I want to see a protocol address space large enough to handle a node in each household appliance, each piece of electronic equipment, and several extras per household, office and vehicle. Traffic lights on the Internet. Stray toasters. And enough addresses left over to scatter hosts across the inner solar system. (john romkey, 30 nov 88, ToasterNet)

amazingly ietf meets this year en viena. it's a shame, missed ripe en barna, (webcast-archive) so maybe worth to think about a u-turn next month.