The first message sent over the internet was sent on October 29, 1969. The writing that obtains this information shows that the program was being loaded at 21:00, or 9:00PM. The message was successfully sent at 22:30, or 10:30PM. This information was found in records at UCLA. It seems that the message was transfred from the UCLA SDS Sigma 7 Host computer to the SRI SDS 940 Host computer. The message sent only said “login”, but during the process, the system crashed and the SRI computer only received “Lo”. Those at UCLA did not give up though, and an hour later their attempt to login was finally successful. Although the only purpose of this transaction was to login the UCLA computer into the SRI system, the action was remarkable as it marked a huge advancement in the world of technology. UCLA and SRI were able to talk back and forth through their hosts, something that had never been done before. Even though this small communication is not very exciting, we must keep in mind that the process of sending messages over the internet had to begin somewhere, and this was one of the first baby steps. It is amazing to think that about only 40 years ago sending messages via the internet was only being invented, as now people do that every single day. This just goes to show how far technology has come in such a short amount of time.
First Message of the Internet
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