Saturday, October 29, 2011

42 Years Today -- First Internet Message

Where the Internet was bornRoom 3420 at UCLA's Boelter Hall as it was on October 29, 1969.

"The original log book detailing UCLA professor Leonard Kleinrock and his team using the Interface Message Processor (IMP), is seen at 3420 Boelter Hall in UCLA, May 3, 2011. UCLA professor Leonard Kleinrock and his team used the Interface Message Processor, IMP, the packet-switching node used to interconnect participant networks to the ARPANET to send the first message, the letters LO to Standford Research Institute on October 29, 1969. The UCLA ..."


npg sent this to me.  It is on Yahoo News.

VT Weekend With The Boys Oct. 22nd, 2011

Lunch at Macadoo's in Blacksburg
From left to right - Michael 21, John 23 and Tim 17 walking to Hokies vs Boston College on October 22nd, 2011


View from the seats Julie and I had.  Perfect day at Blacksburg.


Julie sitting in the bleachers in the full Hokie wardrobe :-)


Below is the pre-game for the VT vs Boston College football game with Enter The Sandman playing in the
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Below is dinner at Sals in Blacksburg.  GREAT pizza!   From left and going clockwise, me, Steve (Michael's roommate, Michael, Tim, John and Julie