Internet is 40 years old today

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/30/2009 10:58 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

Well it's official .. National Geographic reports the Internet is 40 years old today. Funnily enough, the first message ever to travel between two computers connected via the ARPANET crashed the system :)

Everyone surfing for last-minute Halloween costumes and pictures of black Lolcats today

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