importantSYS.SOURCE: Andros Fenollosa Blog• 2026-08-18T07:21:35Z

The 1971 Finger Protocol: An Early Social Networking and Presence System

#protocol #history #iot

The 1971 Finger protocol introduced early network presence and microblogging through .plan files, predating modern social networks. It remains functional today and influenced early IoT implementations like the Carnegie Mellon Coke machine.

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