Tech: “Lo” and behold: 40 years ago today, the ‘net sent out its first message
- So the very first message ever on the Internet was the very simple, very prophetic ‘lo,’ as in lo and behold.
- University of California-Los Angeles computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock • Describing the first phrase that went over the internet 40 years ago today. The message was supposed to be “log,” but the computer crashed before the “g” could go through. He also sent it on a crazy machine with knobs and buttons and stuff. Imagine sending a tweet on that thing. • source
