"When we sent that first message, there weren't any reporters, cameras, tape recorders or scribes to document that major even. We knew we were creating an important new technology that we expected would be of use to a segment of the population, but we had no idea how truly momentous an event it was. What I missed was that my 97-year old mother would be using the Internet today, and she is"
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according to "Internet Began 35 Years Ago at UCLA with First Message Ever Sent Between Two Computers" (2 September 2004)
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