40 years ago today it all started

[f_inscreenname]

It happened on October 29, 1969. The very first heart beat, the first actual connection in which bits were exchanged between two hosts happened 40 years ago today. L...O was all that went over the lines before it crashed. They were trying to LOG IN.
Happy birthday, ARPANET! Or what most of us know it by ........ The internet!

[CHACHI]

Al was 21 then, not a bad accomplishment.

Ken

[f_inscreenname]

I guess we are the only two geeks that care about this stuff.

[Schnook]

Wasn't that right around the first time a cell phone call was made, too?