Article-I.D.: mitre.8512261831.AA02131
Posted: Thu Dec 26 13:31:20 1985
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DEC the Halls
DEC the halls with stuff from Reading!
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Where the hell is DECNET heading?
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
IBM confuses matters.
Fa la la, la la la, la, la, la.
SNA is Chutes and Ladders! (tm)
Fa la la la la, la, la, la, la.
BBN is here to help me!
Fa la la, la la la, la, la, la.
Where's my gosh darn X.PC? [pronounced "X dot PC"]
Fa la la la la, la, la, la, la.
Never fear, here's eager HP!
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Full of DS, linking lightly.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
NT works in bits and snatches;
Fa la la, la la la, la, la, la.
Service data rarely matches!
Fa la la la la, la, la, la, la.
What a dizzy zoo before us!
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tune the net and join the chorus!
Fa la la la la, la, la, la, la!
- Vint Cerf
December 1985
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Oh OSI, oh OSI
(to the tune of O Tannenbaum)
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Your rules are always changing.
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Your rules are always changing.
Each year you bring new protocols,
More overhead and service calls.
Oh OSI, oh OSI
Your rules are always changing.
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
With seven layers burdened.
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
With seven layers burdened.
No matter where I turn to look,
There comes another colored book!
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
With variation, sagging!
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
The source of my frustration!
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
The source of my frustration!
A plebescite in 92
Will split a layer into two;
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Amoebic reproduction!
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Eternally unfolding.
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Eternally unfolding
Oh, can the C C I T T
and I S O at last agree
On OSI, on OSI,
The final net solution?
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Ever in negotiation!
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Ever in negotiation!
Perhaps one day I'll live to see
A multi-vendor community!
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
With endless promise laden.
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Your rules are ever changing.
Oh OSI, oh OSI,
Your rules are ever changing.
- Vint Cerf
December 1985
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