At 02:02 PM 6/29/99 -0400, Ronda Hauben wrote:
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>From: "Richard J. Sexton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>1) there has never been anything in human history as big, diverse or
>>ungovernable as the Internet.
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>That's not the point. The point is that the Internet has grown
>up from a special environment at ARPA's IPTO (the Information Processing
>Techniques Office) where it was protected and computer science
>leadership could be provided for its growth and development.
>That is still needed.
Isn't that what Internet2 is ?
>Knowing the history of this development helps to understand the
>Internet and its requirements.
Thats like saying kowing the history and development of the microprocesor
helps us to understand computers and their requirements.
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