Mike Muuss
Mike Muuss | |
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 Mike Muuss in 1999. | |
| Born | Michael John Muuss October 16, 1958 |
| Died | November 20, 2000 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Susan Pohl |
Michael John Muuss (October 16, 1958 – November 20, 2000) was the American author of the freeware network tool ping.
Career
A graduate of
Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland when he died. He wrote a number of software packages (including BRL-CAD) and network tools (including ttcp and the concept of the default route or "default gateway") and contributed to many others (including BIND).[1]
However, the thousand-line ping, which he wrote in December 1983 while working at the
Mac OS X
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In 1993, the USENIX Association gave a Lifetime Achievement Award (Flame) to the Computer Systems Research Group at University of California, Berkeley, honoring 180 individuals, including Muuss, who contributed to the CSRG's 4.4BSD-Lite release.
Muuss is mentioned in two books, ISBN 1718500408).
Muuss died in an automobile collision on Interstate 95 on November 20, 2000.[2] The Michael J. Muuss Research Award, set up by friends and family of Muuss, memorializes him at Johns Hopkins University.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Internet Systems Consortium. "History of BIND software development". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Michael John Muuss, 42, computer expert whose software had key role in Internet". Baltimore Sun. November 25, 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Johns Hopkins University. "Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-11-22. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
External links
- Mike Muuss's home page
- The Story of the PING Program
- The Story of the TTCP Program
- ICMP As A Diagnostic Tool? An Early UseNet Post by Mike Muuss Discussing Ping's history
- BRL-CAD
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