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« Thread Started on Jun 4, 2011, 6:02pm » | |
Hey,How did the space program contribute to development of the Internet??
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« Reply #1 on Jun 4, 2011, 6:48pm » | |
It didn't. The internet came out of development by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) into redundant messaging systems. The launching of satellites enhanced it to a degree, it could be argued.
See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet
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« Reply #2 on Jun 4, 2011, 7:44pm » | |
Okay,I ignorantly posted that the Internet was A Spinoff of the space program.But the space program helped the personal home computer by developing a computer small enough to fit into a smaller area.
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