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Then I started graduate school at UCLA. I got a part time research assistant job as a programmer on a project involving
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"Then I started graduate school at UCLA. I got a part time research assistant job as a programmer on a project involving the use of one computer to measure the performance of another computer"

- Jon Postel

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Jon Postel's quote speaks with his experience in graduate school at UCLA. He was able to secure a part-time research assistant task as a developer on a job that involved the use of one computer system to measure the efficiency of another computer. This quote highlights the significance of Postel's work in the field of computer science and the effect it had on the advancement of the web. Postel's work was instrumental in the advancement of the internet and the procedures that govern it. His research and shows abilities were necessary in the development of the internet and the protocols that govern it. Postel's quote is a testimony to the importance of his work and the effect it had on the advancement of the internet.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Jon Postel between August 6, 1943 and October 16, 1998. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA. The author also have 26 other quotes.

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