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Old June 26th 05, 12:27 AM
Spike
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That is correct, however, there was a system which went before that.
To ignore what went before is to ignore history, or even to alter it,
as is in vogue today.

Gore would take credit for parting the red Sea for Moses if he thought
it would advance his political career.

On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:51:46 GMT, rw >
wrote:

>Spike wrote:
>
>> As I further recall, that which
>> would become the internet was a system developed during WWII between
>> several universities in order to share information for the dev
>> elopement of the atomic bomb.

>
>Your recollection is incorrect.
>
>The Internet started in the late 60s as the ARPANET, funded by DARPA,
>the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (then ARPA). The
>transition from a restricted network for government projects to a
>utility open to everyone was what Gore rightly takes some credit for.


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