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==History== | ==History== | ||
The National Science Foundation established NSFNET in 1985. [[Dennis Jennings]] was responsible in leading the development of NSFNET in linking the university based super computer networks to be able to share information and resources with each other. Jennings built NSFNET as a general purpose research network wherein the connection is not limited to the super computer centers, it would serve as a backbone connection for regional networks at every super computing sites and use [[ARPANET]]'s [[TCP]]/[[IP]] protocol.<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_nsfnet.htm NSFNET -- National Science Foundation Network]</ref> | |||
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