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To: epicure who wrote (51288)	3/1/2008 10:47:26 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543274

>>My husband always had to have the first computer. He built himself one, back in the 80's, and then he's had the newest he could afford ever since. I've been amazed at the pace of change. Heck, I can remember using ARPANET (sp?) I think, when I was in college in the early 80's- i don't think any of us using that network foresaw the virtual world that would evolve in LIGHTENING speed.<< Syb - ARPANET is right. ARPA stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency. The original name of that agency was DARPA. The D is for Defense, and ARPANET's original name was the DARPA Internet. Interestingly, since it is directly descended from ARPANET, the Internet we know today was made possible by government funded research and development. I have a friend who first used the Defense Internet when there were a total of three nodes on it. That is, when three total computers were connected to it. - Allen