1969

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The lines on this map show all of the world's Internet connections in 1969

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It wasn't called the internet in 1969, it was the Arpanet. DARPA, if you know who they are, had a big hand in its development.  They wanted a fast way to transfer military info and orders.  Lots of work went into developing the protocols that make it work.

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It wasn't called the internet in 1969, it was the Arpanet. DARPA, if you know who they are, had a big hand in its development.  They wanted a fast way to transfer military info and orders.  Lots of work went into developing the protocols that make it work.

My Dad visited Hughes Aircraft in the early 60's, in I think it was Culver City, Ca. He spent about a week, or so, getting the lay of the land, etc. He would come home and share stories about big rooms full of equipment. I remember him saying that the future would hold things that we couldn't even imagine possible.

"The Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense ... first working laser, aircraft computer systems, missile systems, ion-propulsion engines .... 1960: The first laser was produced at Hughes Research Laboratories, ..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Aircraft_Company