It was something J.C.R. Licklider envisioned in the early 1960s when he was the first director of the Information Processing Techniques Office at ARPA. https:/

It was something J.C.R. Licklider envisioned in the early 1960s when he was the first director of the Information Processing Techniques Office at ARPA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergalactic_Computer_Network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergalactic_Computer_Network M. Mitchell Waldrop delves into the history in his wonderful book about Licklider titled "The Dream Machine". Here's chapter one: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/books/chapters/07-1st-waldr.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/books/chapters/07-1st-wald... Here's an example of a memo written by Licklider discussing the Intergalactic Computer Network: http://worrydream.com/refs/Licklider-IntergalacticNetwork.pdf http://worrydream.com/refs/Licklider-IntergalacticNetwork.pd...