O/T: Happy 40th birthday, internet.

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phonophan79
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O/T: Happy 40th birthday, internet.

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On October 29, 1969, that message became the first ever to travel between two computers connected via the ARPANET, the computer network that would become the Internet.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... thday.html

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Let's not forget Al Gore, the inventor of the internet.

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At least he didn't invent the "weapons of mass destruction" ploy!

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