The Internet & our hobby

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2015-10-24 19:53, Fred Cisin wrote:
>>    > Well, it is not correct when we then include that it is 43 years
>> old...
>>    > Internets using TCP/IP is a bit over 30 years old, but not over 40.
>
> On Sat, 24 Oct 2015, Noel Chiappa wrote:
>> Good point! {Does a little math in his head...} 43 years, that gives
>> us 1972.
>> The OP was clearly thinking of the ARPANET. Which as I have mentioned,
>> was
>> _very_ different from TCP/IP, inside.
>
> OR, he made a simple trivial typo or calculation typo, and meant 33,
> instead of 43.  That would place us in 1982, which is about right for
> TCP/IP.

But then pretty much wrong as to when the Internet came about.

	Johnny

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