5 ms·
Because if the federal government didn't do it, it wouldn't be done.
by TruthElixirX 13y ago
Because if the federal government didn't do it, it wouldn't be done.
- gwern 13y agoAs I recall, an ATT executive, when hearing about the early plans for ARPAnet, said something along the lines of "it can't work, and if it could, we'll be damned if we help create a competitor to ourselves".