Who created The Internet?

bennetsaysargh

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Mar 19, 2003

• #1

😕Who created The Internet? I am wondring this because I am bored and my brother thinks it was Al Gore for some odd reason. If you know please post it. This person obviously doesn't get enough respect and credit does he?😕

 

Eniregnat

macrumors 68000

• Mar 19, 2003

• #2

Al Gore made it out of PlayDough when he was 4.

 

Eniregnat

macrumors 68000

• Mar 19, 2003

• #3

Try this.
Internet Society A good detaled history.

Another history, including ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency

This is a real copy of the Internet. Really! 😎 Billions of pages that are archived periodically. Very cool. A digital archive, you can sift through the sedimentary page layers of the Internet, before time erodes them away.

 

Mr. Anderson

Moderator emeritus

• Mar 19, 2003

• #4

It was envisioned in the 60s and was developed by DARPA - you can get the info here

http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml

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Dont Hurt Me

macrumors 603

• Mar 19, 2003

• #5

Eniregrat LOL LOL LOL LOL!!!!!!!!! Big AL

 

Eniregnat

macrumors 68000

• Mar 19, 2003

• #6

DARPA and ARPA are not the same, but related- or so DARPA states.

DARPA It is a happy name for the CIAs funded research projects- or so I hear on AM raido. It is under the DOD, but I think that I am correct here.

This legacy of DARPA is here.]

I think what Al Gore said was he was instrumental in helping the Internet proliferate, and perhaps he was. I never saw him post here though.

 

Eniregnat

macrumors 68000

• Mar 19, 2003

• #7

Ok, the truth about the Al Gore statement. - Its a good article.

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.

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- Out of context it is a poor choice of words. In context (as found in this article) it makes sense.

Al Gore lost, so put the politicts aside.

 

RBMaraman

macrumors 65816

• Mar 19, 2003

• #8

Originally posted by Eniregnat
Ok, the truth about the Al Gore statement. - Its a good article.

- Out of context it is a poor choice of words. In context (as found in this article) it makes sense.

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Actually, the last two word of his statement were cutoff by the media. The full statement read "I took the initiative in creating the internet funding legislation." (I have a video cassette of the full interview. My grandfather is a BIG Gore supporter).

 

Eniregnat

macrumors 68000

• Mar 19, 2003

• #9

The problem with using the Internet for the "truth" is that it can be edited. I stand corrected. (Actually I am sitting.) I still think it’s a good article. It talks about he framing of his statements to mislead people. - But we digress.

Why didn't you a search engine to find the answer you wanted?

 

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pantagruel

macrumors regular

• Mar 21, 2003

• #10

cut it out already, everyone knows that Gore never said he "invented" the internet, but he was highly instrumental in it becoming what it is today.

 

Sun Baked

macrumors G5

• Mar 21, 2003

• #11

Without one man's vision to create the World Wide Web and browsers using the internet, the internet would still be stuck in the past.

 

Eniregnat

macrumors 68000

• Mar 21, 2003

• #12

I never thought that anybody really believed the joke or misquote of Al Gore. Then I visited some PC boards today.
They are having a field day(week) with Apples announcement that he is on the board.