You and the Internet

WHO STARTED THE INTERNET?
The Internet started with the United States government deciding that a way of linking assorted research institutes and defense departments would not, in itself, be a bad thing.

That was originally called Arpanet and the government quickly and rightly became worried about security. But the communications between universities and research establishments as so useful, so co-effective that it was replaced by what we call the Internet.

In the beginning it was largish computer - typically a digital Vax- talking to largish computer using a language called Unix which is not, that easy to cope with. then a few years ago along came the concept of the World Wide web and the whole thing exploded.

There are an awful lot of people out there using the Internet and you can, if you like, look at them all as potential customers. that is wishful thinking, but is the sort of siren call which is used by many of the cowboys selling Internet design services as a solid figure from which to work.

The question that is asked the most is who pays for it? And it is very difficult question to answer. all universities pay something towards its upkeep. all commercials sites pay for their own servers-computers that push out the information.

but mainly the Internet creates great slabs of income for the telephone company wants timed charges for local calls.
If the payment is diffused,