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Happy Birthday, the Internet!

Posted April 07, 2011 9:59 AM

From Geeks are Sexy Technology News:

On April 7, 1969, RFC 1 was distributed on the spankin'-new ARPANET by Steve Crocker of UCLA. Today, the RFC is the official publication channel for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), and the global community of computer network researchers. ARPANET would later be incorporated with other networks to giveth life to our modern Internet.

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04/07/2011 3:54 PM

Happy Birthday Internet!

H A.....

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04/07/2011 7:56 PM

Not only that, the internet is 42! And that is the ultimate answer. Hurrah!

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04/08/2011 4:06 PM

he timing is frightening...All those dolphins dying...It's the end for sure...The only thing left is to find the ultimate question!

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04/08/2011 4:41 PM

The ultimate question.. ah, be patient, chances are it will come up on CR4.

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04/08/2011 8:25 AM

Happy B-day! Ahhh for the good old days of an ASR-33!

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04/10/2011 4:44 PM

YOU'RE ALL VERY WELCOME!!

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