who started the internet ?

I went to a trivia quiz last night.
One question asked "which organisation was responsible for the starting of
the internet."?

I answered "the USA military" but was marked wrong. The accepted answer was
"the CIA"

Now I do not want to get into complicated yes-no-maybe responses. In the
spirit of a trivia quiz, what organisation would you accept?

 

ARPANET was a US Department of Defense project, so I'd give you the points
for your answer and send you on to the bonus round.

 

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

 

Pity you didnt ask Jeeves. www.jeeves.com
http://web.ask.com/redir?bpg=http://web.ask.com/web?q=who+star
ted%2bthe%2binternet%26o%3d0%26page%3d1&q=who+started+the+internet&u=http%3a
%2f%2ftm.wc.ask.com%2fr%3ft%3dan%26s%3da%26uid%3d0BEB7C9F55CEC5214%26sid%3d1
25C9AB9F43296514%26qid%3dF036AD395A16754E99C5079ECA4C45B4%26io%3d0%26sv%3dza
5cb0d8c%26o%3d0%26ask%3dwho%2bstarted%2bthe%2binternet%26uip%3d51071069%26en
%3dte%26eo%3d-100%26pt%3dThe%2bHistory%2bof%2bthe%2bInternet%26ac%3d7%26qs%3
d0%26pg%3d1%26ep%3d1%26te_par%3d102%26te_id%3d%26u%3dhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.davesi
te.com%2fwebstation%2fnet-history.shtml&s=a&bu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.davesite.com
%2fwebstation%2fnet-history.shtml&qte=0&o=0 Click on this or paste it.

 

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT AL GORE SINGLE-HANDEDLY STARTED THE INTERNET!!!

 

Pity you didn't use tiny url.
www.tinyurl.com

 

askjeeves is now changed to www.ask.com
Please note.

 

there were networks to share information about nuke u lar research, because
printing and mailing documents took too long

there were networks used by defense/govt agencies for their own use

at some point there was a release to the general public so anyone could have
what amounted to telegraph lines

so Id say on one hand the opening up to the public of existing networks
started "the internet"

 

When he had the beard he looked like Riker from star trek.

 

fife doooars reqrd for mr busch
aife aor ded
tipü

 

Bill Gates...naaah

 

The accepted answer was

what bs.
it was the DoD with the NSF.

 

Tim Berners-Lee started the World Wide Web and is still CEO of the W3
Consortium.
http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/
OR
http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/lee.html

HTH

Volund


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Just found this, may be of help
http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/timeline.asp

Volund


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There was Internet long before there was WWW ......

 

There was Internet long before there was WWW ......

Wow that really answers the OPs question.

http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/timeline.asp

Is this any better



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Kun,

you misquoted Wizard. that doesnt appear to be what he said.

why would you say all those things about him?





"Kunitembelea Twaukubali"

 

oh now you asked for it punk!

Im not obese, nor bald. Im okay at geography, physically fit, from
California, good looking, clean and organized.

I dont think you can say that about your... (that) on the internet