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The Internet At 35

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-drive-drink-and-buy-porn dept.

Anonymous writes "CNN has a story on the 35th anniversary of the Internet, overviewing its past and the future. According to the article the history began on 'September 2, 1969, as bits of meaningless test data flowed silently between the two computers.' So, happy birthday, the Internet!"

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  1. I motion that... by EmperorKagato · · Score: 5, Interesting

    the delay in final submission for articles should be moved from 10 minutes to 20 minutes. I submit the mistakes to the editor on duty, but unfortunately, I was too late. :(

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  2. Re:Silly Mainstream News... by 3l1za · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The hardware infrastructure != the protocol of the Internet. The protocol of the internet is very much implemented in software. And, yes, the ease in ability of spoofing an Internet Protocol address is a security issue with the protocol, not just with a particular software implementation of that protocol.

    Ditto there are issues with the various routing protocols, which are issues not just with any particular implementation of that protocol but with the protocol itself.

  3. Who would have guessed by dev32810 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    that in the summer of 1969 the just completed moon landing would have almost no impact to our lives 35 years later, but these bits between two computers would change the face of the world. Weird...