UCLA's Leonard Kleinrock displays Internet's first router

Internet pioneer and UCLA computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock displays the Internet's first router, or "switch" -- known as an Interface Message Processor -- and describes the process of connecting it with UCLA's host computer, leading to the first-ever Internet message sent on October 29, 1969.

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[neocon70]

DAMNIT Leonard, we need moar internets!

[bio2020]

Send this to the Smithsonian, please.

[heathergee28]

@NirvanaRox4Eva i think that's just a basic cord with the two clicky thingies on it, if you ask for a socket-to-socket connection cable at the store they should know what you mean.

[1998jorrellian]

they cant throw that first router made becos that is like a antique and if they do that than no one is going to know what the first internet router was like

[agapitoflores001]

It is nice to know how the internet came into its existence. Thanks to UCLA internet came to reality.

[NirvanaRox4Eva]

I need help quickly. What is the cable that goes from the phone socket to the router that gives it internet access? I havent got a clue what they care called, and therefore cannot find a new one :S Help please :)

[DafyddCymraeg]

2 people hate having internet access.

[K0lsyr4]

50000bits/s is sooo fast :DD

[DJSexLeopard]

They took our jobs!!!!!

[xzanabarx]

15kbps per second!

[AndrewGH2]

@truthsquaw Nope