Celebrating 45 Years of Kermit: The Protocol That Refuses to Die, Now Reborn in C In the pantheon of early network protocols, few have enjoyed the staying power of Kermit. Born in the early 1980s at Columbia University, Kermit was a simple, robust file transfer protocol that conquered the world of dial-up modems, serial ports, and heterogeneous computing. As we mark its 45th anniversary in 2026, the protocol is not just a nostalgic relic—it's being actively reimagined with a brand-new, moder...