Posted by FCP User on 10/13/06 22:09

In article <q1iti29af468bkmd3no0hhubovlcjd825k@4ax.com>,
JoeBloe <joebloe@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:

> March 22 1997 - updated Oct 24, 1999
>
>
> * Jul-61 First Paper on Packet Switching Theory, Leonard
> Kleinrock, "Information Flow in Large Communication

First off, what Gore said to Wolf Blitzer was "During my service in
Congress, I took the initiative in creating the internet..."

And in the context of that - his service in congress - he did precisely
that. But don't take Al's word, take the word of the guys who were there
who are generally credited with taking the prior work and turning it
into reality ... Bob Khan and Vint Cerf.

Their quote is ...

"Bob and I believe that the vice president deserves significant credit
for his early recognition of the importance of what has become the
Internet.


Full cite here...

http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/200009/msg0
0052.html


So sorry, but the guys who were there acknowledge his contribution.

And that should be good enough for anyone.

And yeah the "INVENT" term controversy is also bogus - and can be
clearly traced to a Salon article and Republican campaign literature -
NOT to Mr. Gore.


cite:

http://sethf.com/gore/

So sorry, but he was THE primary politician who got it right. And it's
clearly arguable that without his leadership - government wouldn't have
supported nor enabled what became the internet we know today.

Facts are facts.

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Bill Davis
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