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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (197597)8/12/2004 10:15:13 PM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1573682
 
>"I had a hand in the creation of the Internet." Sounds like Gore is trying to take more credit than he is due.

Taken out of context...

snopes.com

Of course, his statement wasn't so true, but it's been stretched pretty far.

-Z



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (197597)8/14/2004 11:06:54 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1573682
 
"Sounds like Gore is trying to take more credit than he is due."

Go back and study how the Internet developed. Until Gore's bill that created a backbone for the Internet, you could only access it from a university or DOD contractor(DARPANET). I spent nearly 8 years trying to find some way to access the Internet via other means. It wasn't possible.


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