Paul Mockapetris created the Domain Name System in 1983 at USC’s Information Sciences Institute.

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"Paul Mockapetris created the Domain Name System in 1983 at USC’s Information Sciences Institute."

Mockapetris is the right protagonist for the DNS turn - the Internet Hall of Fame credits him with inventing DNS in 1983 after recognizing the limits of the old HOSTS.TXT approach. + Internet Hall of Fame profile identifies Paul Mockapetris as a 2012 inductee.

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Source title Paul Mockapetris Inductee Biography

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Source year 2012

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