An international network of research computers organized to provide electronic mail, file transfer and remote login across the entire network. BITNET is an acronym for ``Because It's Time'' Network.
Because It's Time Network - the American academic network - the equivalent of Janet in the UK - it is based on IBM mainframes, and therefore uses EBCDIC character codes
Because It's Time Network - low cost low speed.
BITNET is a network of academic sites comparable to but separate from the Internet. BITNET originated the utility known as the list server and Internet users can get access to BITNET list servers (or subscription lists). Email can be exchanged between users on BITNET and the Internet. As the Internet grows, BITNET is becoming less important.
(Because-It's-Time network) was developed in the mid 80's to add greater functionality than the Internet provided. It included e-mail, mailing lists, file transsfer capabilities, and other options. Unfortunately, BITNET didn't use TCP/IP so there was difficulty "talking" with computers on the Internet.
The Because It's Time NETwork; a proprietary network protocol for connecting IBM mainframe computers.
Because It's Time NETwork. Older, EBCDIC-based network for communications still used in some circles (such as on the UCS VAX cluster.) Nobody in the CS department uses it, but on occasion you may send mail to someone on it through a gateway. See also the jargon definition.
originally an academic network containing mailing lists on a wide variety of subjects, often populated by egghead professors and absent-minded experts. Now everyone gets in on it.
A worldwide network of mostly academic institutions created for the electronic exchange of information. BITNET is based on the NJE protocol for file transfers that IBM originated.
Because It's Time Network -- An international cooperative network established to promote the non-commercial electronic exchange of information in support of research and education. At one time BITNET was the largest academic network in the world for computer-based communications, but by 1993, the number of academic organizations connected to the Internet outnumbered those participating in BITNET. In 1989 BITNET merged with the Computer + Science Network (CSNET) and adopted the new corporate name, the Corporation for Research and Educational Networking, CREN.
A message and file retrieval network within the education community.
Educational network separate from the Internet, but e-mail can be exchanged between BITNET and the Internet. Listservs, the most popular form of e-mail discussion groups, originated on BITNET.
A wide-area network that links over 1,000 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Europe was developed by EDUCOM, a nonprofit educational consortium, for scholarly communication. Services provided include electronic mail and file transfer. BITNET is used heavily by geographically separated scholars who are working jointly in a narrowly defined research area.
Because It's Time or Because It's There NETwork. An international computer network devoted to research and education. BITNET is connected to the Internet and e-mail is freely exchanged between the systems.
ecause t's ime NET work. Cooperative education and research network which primarily provides e-mail services.
"Because It's Time" Network. An academic computer network that provides interactive electronic mail and file transfer services, using a store-and-forward protocol. BITNet hosts are not on the Internet per se, but are reachable by email through BITNet to Internet gateways.
An education and research network that makes up part of the Internet, mainly used for email & listservs.
Because It's Time NETwork: an early world-wide network based originally on IBM mainframes and supported over leased phone lines. BITNET has fallen into disuse in favor of the Internet.
An computer network devoted to academic use that provides email and file transfer services using a store-and-forward protocol. It is based on the IBM Network Job Entry protocols. A more recent version of Bitnet (known as Bitnet-II) encapsulates the Bitnet protocol within IP packets.
'Because It's Time' Network. A network of mostly IBM mainframe computers that connects to the Internet.
(Because It's Time NETwork (or Because It's There NETwork)) network of educational sites separate from the Internet, but e-mail is freely exchanged between BITNET and the Internet. Listservs®, a popular form of e-mail discussion groups, originated on BITNET. At its peak (the late 1980's and early 1990's) BITNET machines were usually mainframes, often running IBM's MVS operating system. BITNET is probably the only international network that is shrinking.
(Because It's Time Network) A network organized to link academic research sites so that researchers could share information.
(Because It's Time NETwork (or Because It's There NETwork)) -- A network of educational sites separate from the Internet, but e-mail is freely exchanged between BITNET and the Internet. Listservs, the most popular form of e-mail discussion groups, originated on BITNET. BITNET machines are usually mainframes running the VMS operating system, and the network is probably the only international network that is shrinking.
(Because Itís Time Network). A NJE-based international educational network.
The acronym for Because It's Time Network, an international electronic network. BITNET, privately owned by a consortium of U.S. colleges and universities, has about 2,500 host computers located primarily at universities.
A cooperative computer network interconnecting over 2,300 academic and research institutions in 32 countries. Originally based on IBM's RSCS networking protocol, BITNET supports mail, mailing lists, and file transfer. Now merging with CSNET and running the RSCS protocol over TCP/IP protocol (BITNET II), the network will be called Computer Research and Education Network (CREN).
Abbreviation for "Because It's Time NETwork." BITNET is primarily a network of sites for educational purpose and is separate from the Internet. Email is exchanged at no charge between BITNET and the Internet.
Acronym for Because It's Time Network- a network of educational sites separate from the Internet, although e-mail is freely exchanged between BITNET and the Internet. Listservs, one of the most popular form of e-mail based discussion groups, originated on BITNET. BITNET machines are IBM VMS machines, and the network is probably the only international network that is shrinking.
is an electronic communication network linking institutional and departmental computers at some 560 participating organisational CERN members in the United States. BITNET also connects about 1,400 organisations in 49 countries for the electronic exchange of information in support of research and education.
Another, academically oriented, international computer network, which uses a different set of computer instructions to move data. It is easily accessible to Internet users through e-mail, and provides a large number of conferences and databases. Its name comes from "Because It's Time."
ecause t's ime NET work or ecause t's here NET work -- A network of educational institutions. The BITNET network is distinct and separate from the Internet, but e-mail is freely exchanged between BITNET and the Internet.
Because It's Time NETwork. Old academic network developed by IBM.
A world-wide network of educational sites created in 1981. It is separate from the Internet, but e-mail is freely exchanged between the two systems. BITNET is probably the only international network that is shrinking.
A network of university computers that is separate from, but connected to, the Internet. BITNET is slowly fading away as the mainframe computers on which most of BITNET runs are decommissioned, but it is still a major force in academic computing. BITNET computers are not on an active network, but instead have nonpersistent connections.
An academic computer network that provides interactive electronic mail and file transfer services, using a store-and-forward protocol, based on IBM Network Job Entry protocols. Bitnet-II encapsulates the Bitnet protocol within IP packets and depends on the Internet to route them.
An NJE-based international educational network.
Because It's Time Network, originally based in New York
Because It's Time Network: BITNET has several thousand host computers, primarily at universities and in many countries. It is managed by EDUCOM, which provides administrative support and information services. There are three main constituents of the network: BITNET in the United States and Mexico, NETNORTH in Canada, and EARN in Europe. There are also AsiaNet in Japan and connections in South America. See CREN.
A network of mostly IBM mainframes that connects to the Internet. If you have an account on machine xyzvm3 on the BITNET, and your username is "abc", your Internet mail address is
[email protected].
Network of computer systems which allows you to send electronic messages, documents, and files.
An academic and research computer network that stores and forwards messages sent between users. This system was a precursor to the Internet and its use today is limited.
A network of educational sites on IBM machines separate from the Internet, but email is freely exchanged between BITNET and the Internet. The network is shrinking. Listservs, the most popular form of email discussion groups, originated on BITNET.
Because It's Time NETwork. An academic computer network based originally on IBM mainframe systems interconnected via leased 9600 bps lines. BITNET merged with CSNET, The Computer+Science Network (another academic computer network) to form CREN: The Corporation for Research and Educational Networking. See CSNET.
(Because It's Time NETwork) - A wide area educational network that is part of the Internet.
An academic large-scale computer network, primarily connecting academic institutions. BITNET is often expanded as the "Because It's Time" Network. A friend notes, "Actually, it seems that the definitive answer to what the BIT stands for is 'It has varied, and depends on who you asked and when.'"
ecause t's ime Net work (Bitnet is not based on the Internet TCP/IP [ ransmission ontrol rotocol & nternet rotocol] Protocols and thus, is not considered a part of the Internet. Users of Bitnet can send & retrieve e-mail [ lectronic mail] over the Internet).
An autonomous network of academic and research sites.
A non-TCP/IP network for small universities without Internet access.
Because It's Time Network. A network that communicates via the Remote Jargon Entry (RJE) protocols that work over serial lines as well as TCP/IP. Bitnet mail is sent through a gateway to the Internet.
"Because It's Time" Networking Services. Low-cost, low-speed academic network consisting primarily of IBM mainframes and 9600-bps leased lines. BITNET is now part of CREN. See also CREN.
BITNET was a cooperative U.S. university network founded in 1981 under the aegis of Ira Fuchs at the City University of New York (CUNY) and Greydon Freeman at Yale University. The first network link was between CUNY and Yale.