Internet history (was: We need a better Internet)

[Jerry Feldman]

On 04/07/2010 09:38 AM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
>   Since ARPANET was nominally the domain of the US military, other
> networks (like NSFNET) were started, using the same standards, but
> with different nominal jurisdiction.  Gateways were established.
> Eventually the various networks converged into the thing we call "the
> Internet" today.  There isn't a clear line, in space or time, between
> "ARPANET" and "Internet".
>   
Actually ARPANET, while a DOD sponsored network, was a way to connect
universities so they could share research. I'm over generalizing, but it
wasn't strictly an internal military thing.

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