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Happy Birthday, Internet!

Posted by samzenpus on from the not-a-kid-anymore dept.

NobodyExpects writes "I'd like to wish a happy birthday to the Internet! Today marks its 40th birthday! In fall 1969, computers sending data between two California universities set the stage for the Internet, which became a household word in the 1990s. On September 2nd 1969, in a lab at the University of California, Los Angeles, two computers passed test data through a 15-foot gray cable. Stanford Research Institute joined the fledgling ARPANET network a month later; UC Santa Barbara and the University of Utah joined by years end, and the internet was born."

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  1. Presents by TheWizardTim · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear the internet wants a pony.

  2. happy b-day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    thx for the porn

    1. Re:happy b-day by FlickieStrife · · Score: 5, Funny

      I believe the term is "inter-species erotica"