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===NSFnet===

===NSFnet===

He was also integral in creating [[NSFnet]], in 1985-86, which is the network that preceded the  Internet.<ref>[http://www.creditexpo.ie/team/team.html CreditExpor.ie]</ref> Thus, he was directly responsible for creating the internet as we know it; it was his decision to use the [[TCP/IP]] Protocols out of the military ([[DARPA]]) and select academic environments, where they exclusively existed, and link together 300+ universities. It was an ambitious move that he believes would have happened eventually; but, alas, he was the one responsible and he paved the way for the further expansion of the network into the Internet through his work. The initiative that he led cost the U.S. government some $17 million USD.<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/irelandrsquos-real-net-pioneer-1115628.html Independent.ie]</ref>

He was also integral in creating [[NSFnet]], in 1985-86, which is the network that preceded the  Internet.<ref>[http://www.creditexpo.ie/team/team.html CreditExpor.ie]</ref> Thus, he was directly responsible for creating the internet as we know it; it was his decision to use the [[TCP/IP]] Protocols out of the military ([[DARPA]]) and select academic environments, where they exclusively existed, and link together 300+ universities. It was an ambitious move that he believes would have happened eventually; but, alas, he was the one responsible and, thus, he paved the way for the expansion of the network into the Internet as we know it. The initiative that he led cost the U.S. government some $17 million USD.<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/irelandrsquos-real-net-pioneer-1115628.html Independent.ie]</ref>

==Roles==

==Roles==