From PCWorld
Researcher Runs IP Network Over Xylophones
By Joab Jackson, IDG News
Vint Cerf once wore a shirt that read "IP on Everything," a wry comment on the versatility of the Internet Protocol he helped invent, a protocol that underlies all Internet communication. Now a University of California Berkeley researcher has put Cerf's maxim to the test, running an IP network over a set of xylophones, played by human participants.
While not practical for everyday use, the experiment has helped both computer experts and novices alike better understand how computer networks operate, said R. Stuart Geiger, a graduate student at the Berkeley's School of Information who led the project.
Geiger discussed his work at the at the Association for Computing Machinery's Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, which was held this week in Austin, Texas....