What an incredible time it must have been in late 1969 when they were installing the first nodes of the Arpanet! This story is so well written and captivating, I'm finding it hard to put it down.

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My wife is at the gym. As it's only an hour long class, wait to take her back home. While I wait, I read. Today, continuing Chapter 4 of "Where Wizards Stay Up Late: the origins of the internet" by Katie Hafner. A fascinating book.

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Just in case you are interested in the intricate problems of connecting 2 (in words: two) computers and the subsequent problems of connecting >2 machines, read this book about the early times of the thing you are using in this moment:
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