Marc Davis wrote:
> Of course, gore never claimed to "invent" the Internet. He actually
> said he "took the initiative in creating the Internet." A fine line,
> but also an excellent example of netlore and urban myth.
>
> FWIW, here's a very short article that has fairly substantial fact:
> http://www.sltrib.com/1999/mar/03211999/nation_w/92028.htm
>
> A quote:
> "Despite the partisan mirth, many of the researchers who actually did
> have a hand in the Internet's creation said Gore deserves substantial
> credit for passing a number of bills that gave a boost to high-speed
> communications networks, and helped create the wildly popular Internet
> as it exists today. Gore aligned himself with high tech long before
> every lawmaker boasted a personal Web site."
Also consider that "The Internet" did *NOT* exist until around 1983,
around the time NCP was banned as a protocol and TCP/IP became mandatory.
ARPANET was one thing, but the Internet is something else. Ask Vint Cerf
when the Internet began -- he won't say 1969. And he should know.
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