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In 1962 the RAND Corporation, working on behalf of the US Department of Defense, designed the principles of a computer network that would enable cities and military bases to communicate with each other. Crucially, they designed the network to have multiple access points and information routes, such that it could survive a nuclear attack. According to Web Online Webmaster academy (WOW), in 1969 this network was installed at several universities across the United States, and allowed academics and researchers to share information and ideas (WOW). By 1989, access to this "Internet" was availab...
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