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relic2279:
Well to be technical, or a realist, 'the people' created the internet the same way 'the people' created automobiles or television. They didn't 'invent' or 'create' it, it evolved to suit them.

molbjerg:
Well, 'the internet' is more of a culture now, than the method of communicating. It's kind of like saying that we didn't invent our society, however we still ARE our society. The actual method of communicating isn't what 'the internet' is any more... Simply a portal to the people. Without the people, the internet is nothing.

As with most pseudo-philosophical conversations, it all boils down to definitions.

Proin Drakenzol:
The Internet was created by the US Military and several major US Universities. This includes TCP/IP and, I think, FTP.

The World Wide Web was, iirc, developed by some guy at CERN and includes

TwEeD:

--- Quote from: samfisher1 on January 10, 2010, 11:08:47 AM ---from what i rember the Internet was made for use for American Military for fast transfer of data through Satlitte transmission [like 200Bps or less XD]   then in the 70's it was bring up to the general public for a try and it was a smashing hit and a good example for why the internet was made.

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My memory is getting bit rusty but afair it goes a bit like this:

ARPANET (the predecessor of the internet and the womb of technologies like TCP/IP) was made to have a network which would let computer be capable to have better communication between each other as opposed to the circuit switching technology used until then. Speed was not the aim, reliability (aka reduction of packet loss) and the ability to have several computers over the country access a main computer whithout having a dedicated line to each computer. This project was done by several parties and was also funded by the American Military (but not solely) and gave birth to packet switching.
In the early 80's ARPANET military side was broken off from the network and then with the joining of other networks such as X25, UUCP and NPL (made possible by the TCP/IP protocol) was further developped into what we know now as the internet. Most of the 80's the use of the network was largely by academics and limited number of businesss and it is only in the early 90's with the advent of the World Wide Web that the internet came really availably to the general public

harpy:
Almost all great inventions were made for military use and now is used by everyday regular people

whats the difference who made it and for what reasons if you can use it now?

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