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January 4th, 2003, 08:45 AM
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Anniversary Called 'Major Milestone' For Computer Users
NEW YORK -- So, did you at least send a card? According to some of the folks who keep track of such things, Wednesday was the 20th anniversary of the Internet.
It was on Jan. 1, 1983, that the first 400 or so computers hooked up to what was then called ARPANET had to switch to a communications protocol called TCP/IP. It was that means of transferring data that allowed the World Wide Web to expand and thrive -- basically making the Internet what it is today.
Vint Cerf, the co-inventor of the protocol, says the anniversary is "a major milestone" for computer users to observe. However, there are others who insist that the Internet is even older than that.
They say when two computers at the UCLA swapped data across a 15-foot cable, it marked the start of the basic concept behind the Internet.
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January 6th, 2003, 06:22 PM
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Inactive Member
20 years huh???? I did not know that...thanks for the info.....that was cool
PS...How the hell are ya!!!!
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January 12th, 2003, 07:10 PM
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HB Forum Owner
I am doing very well [img]smile.gif[/img]
How are things with you?
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January 19th, 2003, 12:14 PM
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HB Forum Owner
holy crappola!!!
i'm 28... i remember learning basic DOS applications
when i was in 9th grade. personal computers
were entirely out of the question...
jeeeeeeeeeeeeezuz... thats freeeeeeeaky!
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