Re: Whoa; the 3 network?

[Eric Germann <ekgermann () cctec com>]

At 10:27 AM 12/23/97 -0800, Michael Dillon wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Adam Rothschild wrote:
>
> > Funky discovery...  question is, why does GE need such massive addr space?
> > :)
>
> Because they are directly responsible for the existence of the Internet.
> After all, GE invented the light bulb. If not for that we would have had
> no vacuum tubes, thus no transistors, thus no ICs, thus no IMPs, thus no
> Internet.

I didn't know Thomas Edison worked for GE?

> Or maybe its because GE Information Systems ran the largest internet in
> the world until the Internet surpassed it in size a couple of years ago.
>
> Or maybe they don't. Why don't you ask them why they need it.

ARIN ought to be happy when they get their check for that one!

> --
> Michael Dillon                   -               Internet & ISP Consulting
> http://www.memra.com             -               E-mail: michael () memra com


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