Hi, Mike writes (though he's not the first one to do so...):
> why not! > > did he not invent the internet? > > sorry, could not resist! It is difficult to resist perpetuating lies about people, particularly when they are entertaining ones. But it's still not an honorable thing to do. Here are some things to consider, from an essay you can read in its entirety at: http://www.perkel.com/politics/gore/internet.htm -------------- Begin Quote ------------------ But the real question is what, if anything, did Gore actually do to create the modern Internet? According to Vincent Cerf, a senior vice president with MCI Worldcom who's been called the Father of the Internet, "The Internet would not be where it is in the United States without the strong support given to it and related research areas by the Vice President in his current role and in his earlier role as Senator." The inventor of the Mosaic Browser, Marc Andreesen, credits Gore with making his work possible. He received a federal grant through Gore's High Performance Computing Act. The University of Pennsylvania's Dave Ferber says that without Gore the Internet "would not be where it is today." Joseph E. Traub, a computer science professor at Columbia University, claims that Gore "was perhaps the first political leader to grasp the importance of networking the country. Could we perhaps see an end to cheap shots from politicians and pundits about inventing the Internet?" -------------- End Quote ------------------ First, I suspect that Cerf, Andreesen, and Dr. Traub may be in a better position to judge Gore's value in this respect than many of us. So, I would imagine, is Apple. They aren't stupid. Second, I found this in about 15 seconds on Google. Apparently that's more time than many people have available, or care to spend to make sure they aren't defaming someone just because it's fun. Best wishes, -greg -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
