How The Internet Began
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Fri, 23 Apr 1999 08:19:31 -0400
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>HOW THE INTERNET BEGAN
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> It all started a long time ago, in a land far, far away...
>Ok, it wasn't that long ago and if you live in the US it
>wasn't that far away.
> Back in the '60s the US Department of Defense decided
>to create a computer network (called the ARPANET).
>There was a two-fold purpose to this project. One goal of the
>project was to create a reliable computer network that could
>remain functional during war/disaster conditions. The other
>purpose was to link military contractors and research
>universities so they could work together and share information
>on DOD projects.
> In the 1980s computers became smaller and more affordable.
>Many universities hooked up to the ARPANET. The ARPANET
>began to bulge at the seams and became difficult to manage.
> After a period of time there was a demand for non-research
>use of the network. Private, commercial companies began to
>connect to the network and eventually the ARPANET, the original
>network that started it all, was shutdown to make way for what
>we call "The Internet".
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>Part 2 tomorrow, "What is the Internet and who owns it?"
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