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Beginning of the Internet Age

BEGINNING OF THE INTERNET AGE  On August 27, 1976, scientists from SRI International celebrated the successful completion of tests by sending an electronic message from a computer set up at a...

BEGINNING OF THE INTERNET AGE 

On August 27, 1976, scientists from SRI 
International celebrated the successful 
completion of tests by sending an electronic 
message from a computer set up at a picnic table
behind the Alpine Inn. The message was sent via 
a radio network to SRI and on through a second
network, the ARPANET, to Boston. This event 
marked the beginning of the Internet Age.


Submitted by @robertedorn  and  @MattDentler

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