History of the First Internet

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History of the First Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday December 5, 2004 @05:31AM from the really-we-swear dept.

U96 writes "Ever since the Gore claim to have "invented" the internet, its history has been the subject of misinformation and ridicule. The Institue of Internet History contains an accurate, in-depth examination of the early industrial origins of the internet. An interesting read..."

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Poor Al by bigtallmofo · 2004-12-05 05:34 · Score: 3, Funny

First the 2000 election was stolen from him, now the vast right-wing conspiracy is attempting to defrock him of his Internet-Inventor title.

When will Republicans stop picking on this man?

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1. Re:Poor Al by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-05 06:36 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Whoever modded this as insightful, please go play in traffic, and may god have mercy on your soul.
Don't forget by dextromulous · 2004-12-05 05:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Gore has ridden the mighty moon worm.

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Re:Slashdotted Already? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-05 05:37 · Score: 1, Funny

Looks like their server is one of their exhibits.
One internet? That's nothing! by WIAKywbfatw · 2004-12-05 05:40 · Score: 2, Funny

Pah, Gore might have "invented" the Internet, but Dubya invented lots of Internets! Internets on the house for everyone!

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1. Re:One internet? That's nothing! by LinuxHam · 2004-12-05 06:49 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Doesn't that mean there are not multiple internets?
  
  I have a family member who worked for the defense contractor CSC for many years. Over lunch one day, he told me that there are at least five "global Internets" that he knows of.. and how the govt gave the worst one to the public to play with. He went on to describe how they have separate military and public computer and phone networks wired into the building and to each person's desk. And never the two shall meet. They call it the "dark side" and the "light side". I asked him what would happen if an email intended for the "light side" ever ended up in his "dark side" inbox. He replied that guys in dark sunglasses would probably be there a few minutes later.
  
  I saw their kerberos keyserver.. he had to go through three swipe card doors to get back there, and I couldn't get within five feet of the console.
  
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Re:Slashdotted Already? by gitana · 2004-12-05 05:41 · Score: 2, Funny

yep ... dead .. that was fast
It seems by NIK282000 · 2004-12-05 05:48 · Score: 5, Funny

That site is internet history as well.

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Very realistic by nizo · 2004-12-05 05:54 · Score: 4, Funny

From the front page:
This Institute of Internet History (IOIH) is dedicated to the recording and documenting the history of the Internet...
Click here to start the journey...
Right now it is loading about as fast as a BBS login screen downloading at 300baud to a paper terminal. Talk about a realistic tour of the beginnings of the internet!

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In our days by karvind · 2004-12-05 05:58 · Score: 2, Funny

In our days we used smoke signal .....
1. Re:In our days by cpghost · 2004-12-05 06:06 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  In our days we used smoke signal .....
  
  But only with a pure ALOHA protocol!
  
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Milestone! by SenatorOrrinHatch · 2004-12-05 06:40 · Score: 2, Funny

...and on this day of December 2004, the Internet History site was first Slashdotted!

BTW, the REAL history of the internet is in the Google Cache! I wonder if a fella could make a career out of perusing THAT?

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Re:how terrible by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-05 07:08 · Score: 1, Funny

It's just sad that the "editors" fell for such an obvious ploy, when they normally manage to filter this crap out.
You must be new here.
Re:how terrible by dswensen · 2004-12-05 13:16 · Score: 2, Funny

What article? I'm too engaged with this fresh and scintillating Al Gore debate!