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October 29th was the 40th anniversary of the Internet - A Black Falcon - 31st October 2009
Of the first time two computers talked to eachother, specifically. A momentous anniversary indeed...
And what was that history-making first message?
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They were trying to send 'log', as in to log in, but one of the two computers crashed before they could type the third letter. :D Ah, computers...
An interesting interview with one of the people involved: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/29/kleinrock.internet/index.html
October 29th was the 40th anniversary of the Internet - Weltall - 2nd November 2009
It also marked the 80th anniversary of the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and the beginning of the Great Depression.
Perhaps the computer crash was a tribute to that event?
October 29th was the 40th anniversary of the Internet - A Black Falcon - 2nd November 2009
Hah, maybe... :)