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To: f.simons who wrote (100934)	3/16/2000 12:34:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 186894

F. >>Wonder how the Internet got funded ?<< The internet was funded largely by the US Government, in particular the military in the early days. We used it extensively at the National labs, long before it became a popular commercial tool. Scumbria

To: f.simons who wrote (100934)	3/16/2000 12:58:00 PM
From: Dinesh	Respond to of 186894

ROTFLMAO

To: f.simons who wrote (100934)	3/16/2000 2:13:00 PM
From: Harry Landsiedel	Respond to of 186894

f. simons. Re: "Wonder how the Internet got funded?...Al Gore" Even George W. Bush gives Al credit. In an exchange of e-mails yesterday, concerning campaign finance reform (an issue dear to Al Gore's heart), Dubya ended his missive with, "Thank your for your e-mail. This Internet of yours is a wonderful invention." HL