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At 10:27 AM 12/23/97 -0800, Michael Dillon wrote: >On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Adam Rothschild wrote: > >> Funky discovery... question is, why does GE need such massive addr space? >> :) > >Because they are directly responsible for the existence of the Internet. >After all, GE invented the light bulb. If not for that we would have had >no vacuum tubes, thus no transistors, thus no ICs, thus no IMPs, thus no >Internet. > I didn't know Thomas Edison worked for GE? >Or maybe its because GE Information Systems ran the largest internet in >the world until the Internet surpassed it in size a couple of years ago. > >Or maybe they don't. Why don't you ask them why they need it. > ARIN ought to be happy when they get their check for that one! >-- >Michael Dillon - Internet & ISP Consulting >http://www.memra.com - E-mail: [email protected] > > > > ============================================================================ ==== Eric Germann Computer and Communications Technologies [email protected] Van Wert, OH 45891 Phone: 419 968 2640 http://www.cctec.com Fax: 419 968 2641 Network Design, Connectivity & System Integration Services A Microsoft Solution Provider
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