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    You are hereNSFNETApril 30, 1995
    1948A Mathematical Theory of Communication Shared thread 2007iPhone (1st generation) Shared thread 1990WorldWideWeb Shared thread 2005Me at the zoo Shared thread 1969ARPANET Shared thread 2022ChatGPT Shared thread

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    April 30, 1995

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    The celebrated "privatization of the Internet" shut down one backbone — and the National Science Foundation predicted most users would notice no change in service or price.

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