Even if they had had the tech: most projects fail, for one reason or another [*]. There has been another "internet", DECnet, but it lost. There's no reason to a

Even if they had had the tech: most projects fail, for one reason or another [*]. There has been another "internet", DECnet, but it lost. There's no reason to assume that Chile, not a country known for international influence and mastery of English, would have actually produced another internet. Cybersyn looked like an innovative undertaking, though. A bit heavy on metaphors, it would appear from the article. [*] edit: at becoming a success beyond its original domain.