Humble Beginnings
Growth
IMP 1.0


  • Ugly and rough as it was, IMP 1.0 worked.
  • It was released on Freshmeat.
  • Momentum built as people became interested in it.
  • Common code was piled on with little organization.
  • Eventually, other applications and a whole framework grew out of the project.
  • A much better sense of design and engineering was needed to pull this off.