the Aloha Project

The Aloha Project was an early computer networking initiative developed in the 1970s at the University of Hawaii to connect its islands. It utilized a simple protocol for wireless data transmission, allowing computers to communicate without predetermined schedules. Users could send data whenever they wanted but risked collisions if multiple transmissions occurred simultaneously. The project laid the groundwork for future networking technologies, influencing protocols like Ethernet and Wi-Fi. It demonstrated how decentralized communication could work effectively, shaping the development of the internet and modern wireless communication systems we rely on today.