On October 29, 1969 Leonard Kleinrock, Charles Kline and Steve Crocker were able to make a computer at the University of California (UCLA) \u201ctalk\u201d to another device located at the Stanford Research Institute.<\/p>\n
These engineers found a way for computers to transmit data by dividing them into \u201cdigital packets.\u201d That day, the goal was to type the word LOGIN and establish a link with a remote computer, but after transmitting the \u201cO\u201d, the computer refused to continue working. That’s how the first message ever transmitted turned out to be \u201cLO\u201d, thus giving birth to the Internet.<\/p>\n
LACNIC celebrated the first 50 years of the Internet by holding two events:<\/p>\n
On October 31, Casa de Internet for Latin America and the Caribbean started the festivities by welcoming four of the region’s Internet pioneers, who analyzed and discussed the first half century of the Internet and the future ahead for the network. Organized jointly by LACNIC and the Internet Society, the panel featured renowned experts Florencio Utreras (Chile), Ermano Pietros\u00e9moli (Italy) and Demi Getschko (Brazil).<\/p>\n