The internet's ARPANET precursor connected four universities in 1969
In 1969, ARPANET linked four U.S. universities, pioneering the packet-switching network that evolved into the global internet we rely on today.
The internet's journey began in 1969 with ARPANET, a network developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Its first connection saw researchers at UCLA send data to Stanford Research Institute, famously crashing after typing 'LO' of 'LOGIN'.
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