Seems to me the internet began over 40 years ago, in 1969. If you don't count the beginning as the first connection between two nodes, how do you mark the begin

Seems to me the internet began over 40 years ago, in 1969. If you don't count the beginning as the first connection between two nodes, how do you mark the beginning? http://www.computerhistory.org/internet_history/ http://www.computerhistory.org/internet_history/