Blog Post #2 - History of the Internet

I found the video very informational. It really simplified a lot of the material covered in our readings for today, and gave me a much clearer understanding of the relationships between the 3 other concepts of ARPANET; RAND, NPL, and CYCLADES. Its hard to imagine a time when computers were so basic, when the internet was a mere concept. It is such a huge part of my everyday life, that I can’t picture a time without it. I’m surprised that researchers in the US were able to work so well with other researchers around the world, and produce something so advanced (for the time) in such a timely fashion. I suppose the threat of nuclear attack will do that.. On a side note, I thought the animation in this video was pretty nifty, props to Melih Bilgil.