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Sigh. You're making my point for me. But the irony escapes you I guess.

• georgeoliver 12y ago
  Honest question, does PLATO or any other intranet count for 'first online' anything in the terms of this discussion?
  • brianstorms 12y ago
    PLATO was a network of systems, not just one. By 1978 there were PLATO systems in Illinois, Minnesota, Delaware, Florida, Belgium, and other locales, all internetworked using what was called "the link", a high-bandwidth connection between these various CYBER mainframes. PLATO had collectively many more users than ARPANET during this time; ARPANET's population wouldn't exceed PLATO's until probably around 1981, though it might even be later.
    • piokuc 12y ago
      Here is Wikipedia page on PLATO: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system)