J.C.R. Licklider’s 1962 “Galactic Network” concept envisioned globally interconnected computers giving users rapid access to data and programs from any site.

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"J.C.R. Licklider’s 1962 “Galactic Network” concept envisioned globally interconnected computers giving users rapid access to data and programs from any site."

Internet Society’s history traces the early networked-computing vision to Licklider’s 1962 conception of globally interconnected computers providing access to programs and data.

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Source title A Brief History of the Internet

Source authors Barry M. Leiner; Vinton G. Cerf; David D. Clark; Robert E. Kahn; Leonard Kleinrock; Daniel C. Lynch; Jon Postel; Larry G. Roberts; Stephen Wolff

Source year 1997

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