40 years later !

SteamWake · 10-30-09, 01:35 PM

and the internet still crashes

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On October 29, 1969, Leonard Kleinrock sent the first message across the Internet, and it was all of two letters: "lo."

It crashed the entire system. The Internet was born.

Maybe cause he misspelled LOL

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

nikimcbee · 10-30-09, 01:38 PM

I thought algore invented it?

Wait, that was the In-ter- netz.

SteamWake · 10-30-09, 01:40 PM

I was really supprised that the first piece of traffic was not porn.

Arclight · 10-30-09, 02:46 PM

Or any kind of copyrighted material.

Oberon · 10-30-09, 03:05 PM

Quote:

October 30th 1969: Subsim.com founded.

SteamWake · 10-30-09, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Hah I see what you did there !

longam · 10-30-09, 03:05 PM

Maybe it meant 'Log Out' back then

Jimbuna · 10-30-09, 04:08 PM

Possibly even 'Look Out'.....if you know what's coming in the future.

10-30-09, 01:38 PM	#2
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I thought algore invented it? Wait, that was the In-ter- netz. __________________

10-30-09, 01:40 PM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I was really supprised that the first piece of traffic was not porn. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-30-09, 02:46 PM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Or any kind of copyrighted material. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

10-30-09, 04:08 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Possibly even 'Look Out'.....if you know what's coming in the future. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-30-09, 03:05 PM	#7
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Maybe it meant 'Log Out' back then