On this day in 1969 ARPANET started. It was the predecessor of the Internet.
"On October 29, 1969, at 10:30pm Pacific Time, the first two letters were transmitted over ARPANET. And then it crashed."
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/50-years-ago-today-the-internet-was-born-sort-of/
#OTD #OnThisDay
Lars Wirzenius
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2025-10-29 14:47:13 UTC
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