M.A.D. Internet roots

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MEMORANDUM
RM-3420-PR
<<<AUGUST 1964

On Distributed Communications:
I. Introduction to Distributed Communications Network
Paul Baran

This research is sponsored by the United States Air
Force under Project RAND-Contract No. AF 49(638)-700
monitored by the Directorate of Development Plans,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development, Hq
USAF. Views or conclusions contained in this
Memorandum should not be interpreted as representing
the official opinion or policy of the United States
Air Force.>>  etc. etc.

This is pretty common knowledge.  The Rand report
itself was made public in 1964 and large parts of the
research was done at universities.  Further the
suggestion to the military was for something
inherently decentralized and the reason was to
establish a communications that wouldn't be taken out
in a military strike.  It had nothing--nothing--to do
with creating a system to put the populace under
government surveillance and control. 

It's like saying the government set up a postal system
so that'd we'd all use it, and then they could read
our mail.  

You're a fucking loon.


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