Giles Turnbull
From:	Leonard Kleinrock [lk@cs.ucla.edu]
Sent:	21 October 1999 08:46
To:	Giles Turnbull
Subject:	Re: date?
Sure can.

On September 2, 1969, the birth of the Internet took place (actually in my
laboratory at UCLA) when the first packet switch (the IMP) was first
connected to the outside world when it attached to my Host computer.
Indeed on that day, the infant Internet took its first breath of life.

On Oct 29, 1969 (note it was NOT Oct 20 - that is an error that has been
circulating), we sent the first message and it went from my host computer
at UCLA to the second host on the network (at Stanford Research Institute
in Menlo Park, CA).  On that day, the infant Internet uttered its first words.

So, you can see that some folks say that the birth took place on Oct 29,
but I do disagree and say that it was Sept 2, 1969.

Hope this helps.

Len Kleinrock

At 04:21 PM 10/19/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Hello Dr Kleinrock
>
>I'm a UK-based journalist researching the "Internet 30th birthday" stories
>that are circulating at the moment. I am confused about the exact date of
>the "birth" of the Internet. Some say Oct 20th, others Sept 2nd.
>
>Can you offer me any guidance on this?
>
>Thanks
>
>--Giles
>
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