John Romkey is an American computer scientist who along with Donald W. GilliesDonald W. Gillies, "Improved network security with a trusted email relay", bachelor's thesis, MIT, June 1984 co-developed MIT PC/IP, the first TCP/IP stack in the industry for MS-DOS on the IBM PCTCP/IP in 1983 while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1986, Romkey founded FTP Software, a commercial TCP/IP stack provider. Romkey authored the first network analyzer, Netwatch, predating the Network General Sniffer. He served on the IAB. With Simon Hackett, Romkey connected the first appliance (a toaster) to the Internet in 1990. Romkey is currently one of the owners of Blue Forest Research, a consulting company.
