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First ARPANET message "LO" crashed system in 1969

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The first message sent over the ARPANET, a precursor to the internet, was intended to be "LOGIN". However, the system crashed after only the first two letters, "LO", were transmitted. This occurred on October 29, 1969, when a student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) attempted to log in to a computer at SRI International. AI

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First ARPANET message "LO" crashed system in 1969

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    "LO". Nothing more came through. On 10/29/1969, a UCLA student wanted to log in at the Stanford Research Institute. After "LO", the system crashed. It still counts.

    „LO“. Mehr kam nicht an. Am 29.10.1969 wollte sich ein UCLA-Student beim Stanford Research Institute anmelden. Nach „LO“ stürzte das System ab. Es gilt trotzdem als erste Nachricht im ARPANET, dem Vorläufer des Internets. Das Internet verbindet Rechner, Hypertext verbindet Infos …

    LINKS campuls.hof-university.de/…/hochschule-ho…

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