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November 20, 2000
Mike Muuss, American computer programmer, created Ping (born 1958)
Mike Muuss
Michael John Muuss was the American author of the freeware network tool ping, as well as the first interactive ray tracing program.
Ping (networking utility)
Ping is a computer network administration software utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It is available in a wide range of operating systems – including most embedded network administration software.