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AFIPS '68 (Fall, part I) Proceedings of the December 9-11, 1968, fall joint computer conference, part I
THE ALOHA SYSTEM: another alternative for computer communications
AFIPS '70 (Fall) Proceedings of the November 17-19, 1970, fall joint computer conference
Extensions of packet communication technology to a hand held personal terminal
AFIPS '72 (Spring) Proceedings of the May 16-18, 1972, spring joint computer conference
Packet radio system: network considerations
AFIPS '75 Proceedings of the May 19-22, 1975, national computer conference and exposition
Technological considerations for packet radio networks
AFIPS '75 Proceedings of the May 19-22, 1975, national computer conference and exposition
Functions and structure of a packet radio station
AFIPS '75 Proceedings of the May 19-22, 1975, national computer conference and exposition
On measurement facilities in packet radio systems
AFIPS '76 Proceedings of the June 7-10, 1976, national computer conference and exposition
The organization of computer resources into a packet radio network
AFIPS '75 Proceedings of the May 19-22, 1975, national computer conference and exposition
ALOHA packet broadcasting: a retrospect
AFIPS '75 Proceedings of the May 19-22, 1975, national computer conference and exposition
Technological considerations for packet radio networks
AFIPS '75 Proceedings of the May 19-22, 1975, national computer conference and exposition
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Roberts illustrated the potential use of packet switching technology by postulating a personal computer terminal using radio broadcasting to connect the user to a computer. The proposed terminal had a unique five-finger keyboard and plasma-discharge display. The keyboard would generate and send characters, one at a time, to the computer using 64 bit packets per character. The computer could convert these to a 35-bit (5X7) pattern and retransmit a 144-bit packet to the terminal to control a 5 X 7 dot matrix character. Thus, the terminal needed no character generation logic and only a minimum of digital control logic to interface keyboard and display to a radio modem. This was a reasonable concept insofar as the terminal was intended to operate within a short distance of the computer to accommodate low-power radios, and so long as only a few terminals were in use.