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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