namean_jellybean
namean_jellybean t1_j5td7ld wrote
Reply to Pictured is the router which sent the 1st internet connection from NYC to Tokyo. These were sold out of a basement office of a home in Rahway NJ. It's signed by everyone who worked for Cisco Systems in 1989. It was given to my dad when he retired in 1999 for his work in establishing the internet. by TriggerTough
Omg my dad worked for bell / nortel during that time period and told me about the cisco systems team! I remember being the only kid in school with internet at home (what was before 56k, 14kbps?) in like 1991 but it was just ‘message boards’ and was not interesting to any regular people.
namean_jellybean t1_ixqbr2c wrote
Reply to comment by Nanojack in Turkey Still Half Frozen So I Made The Only Other Thanksgiving Meal Acceptable in New Jersey by PurpleSailor
Even on days of rest, this battle rages on.
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namean_jellybean t1_j5v8qsq wrote
Reply to comment by TriggerTough in Pictured is the router which sent the 1st internet connection from NYC to Tokyo. These were sold out of a basement office of a home in Rahway NJ. It's signed by everyone who worked for Cisco Systems in 1989. It was given to my dad when he retired in 1999 for his work in establishing the internet. by TriggerTough
Yes!!! I remember having ‘internet’ at home for a couple years before our school got it. A teacher told me I was lying when I said I had already been had that at home for a while. Didn’t matter to me, it was only him using it anyway (for work? For dorky telecom things? 16 bit naked ladies?) so it’s not like I knew what it was.