"Father Interop" died at the age of 83.
Daniel Courtney Lynch, a computer network engineer whose network equipment exhibitions helped commercialize the Internet in the 1980s and ' 90s, died March 30 at his home in St. Helena, California, at the age of 83. The cause of death was kidney failure, as confirmed by his daughter Julie Lynch-Sasson.
In the mid-1980s, when the Internet was still largely an academic and public resource, Lynch was a key figure in the development of data networks. Convinced of the commercial potential of the Internet, Lynch initiated the first workshop in 1986 to teach developers and manufacturers how to configure equipment for routing traffic over the Internet. The event gathered 300 participants and became a platform for demonstrating the possibilities of using the Internet in business.
Daniel Courtney Lynch
Lynch began hosting an event called Interop in the late 1980s, which over the course of a decade has grown into one of the world's largest computer exhibitions, helping to build a global community of professionals. Interop has played a key role in supporting the networking standard, enabling computers around the world to share data. In addition, Lynch was one of the founders of ConneXions, a technical magazine dedicated to network technologies. Today, the market for Internet-related equipment is estimated at $30 billion. In 1991, Lynch sold Interop to Ziff Davis for about $25 million.
After selling Interop, Lynch founded a Napa Valley vineyard and in 1994 co-founded CyberCash, an online electronic payment service that went bankrupt in 2001, and some of the team members and project code later moved to PayPal).
Daniel Courtney Lynch was born on August 16, 1941 in Los Angeles. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Loyola University in 1963, he completed his Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles two years later.
While working in the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969, Lynch began his career as a computer programmer. Later, in 1973, he was hired as a computer manager at the Stanford Research Institute, and in 1980 he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked at the University of Southern California's Information Science Institute.
Leaving behind 6 children and 7 grandchildren, Lynch left an indelible mark on the history of the development of Internet technologies, proving by his example that the Internet is not just a fleeting phenomenon, but a powerful tool with a huge potential for business and communication.
Daniel Courtney Lynch, a computer network engineer whose network equipment exhibitions helped commercialize the Internet in the 1980s and ' 90s, died March 30 at his home in St. Helena, California, at the age of 83. The cause of death was kidney failure, as confirmed by his daughter Julie Lynch-Sasson.
In the mid-1980s, when the Internet was still largely an academic and public resource, Lynch was a key figure in the development of data networks. Convinced of the commercial potential of the Internet, Lynch initiated the first workshop in 1986 to teach developers and manufacturers how to configure equipment for routing traffic over the Internet. The event gathered 300 participants and became a platform for demonstrating the possibilities of using the Internet in business.
Daniel Courtney Lynch
Lynch began hosting an event called Interop in the late 1980s, which over the course of a decade has grown into one of the world's largest computer exhibitions, helping to build a global community of professionals. Interop has played a key role in supporting the networking standard, enabling computers around the world to share data. In addition, Lynch was one of the founders of ConneXions, a technical magazine dedicated to network technologies. Today, the market for Internet-related equipment is estimated at $30 billion. In 1991, Lynch sold Interop to Ziff Davis for about $25 million.
After selling Interop, Lynch founded a Napa Valley vineyard and in 1994 co-founded CyberCash, an online electronic payment service that went bankrupt in 2001, and some of the team members and project code later moved to PayPal).
Daniel Courtney Lynch was born on August 16, 1941 in Los Angeles. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Loyola University in 1963, he completed his Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles two years later.
While working in the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969, Lynch began his career as a computer programmer. Later, in 1973, he was hired as a computer manager at the Stanford Research Institute, and in 1980 he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked at the University of Southern California's Information Science Institute.
Leaving behind 6 children and 7 grandchildren, Lynch left an indelible mark on the history of the development of Internet technologies, proving by his example that the Internet is not just a fleeting phenomenon, but a powerful tool with a huge potential for business and communication.
