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Re:The Story of the PING Program (1997) by thefarcry118 on Saturday October 11, 2014 @03:51PM (#8443262)
Sadly the author of ping, Mike Muss, died in a car accident in 2000. [1]

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Muuss

Re:The Story of the PING Program (1997) by swartkrans on Saturday October 11, 2014 @10:05PM (#8444050)
What a waste. Such talent and skill destroyed in an instant, forever.
Re:The Story of the PING Program (1997) by firehosed on Saturday October 11, 2014 @04:30PM (#8443362)
No PONG received, connection error. RIP.