My first recollection of the documented use of the term "Internet" was in RFC 675 the specification of the Internet Transmission Control Protocol. ARPA called the project "Internetting" starting in 1973, I believe. Bob Kahn you know that point for sure. vint At 02:59 AM 1/15/2003 +0100, J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin wrote: >PS. Vint, when was the name Internet used for the first time? When you say 'multiple net systems' did you refer by then to mutiple networks, to multiple technologies or both? Vint Cerf SVP Architecture & Technology WorldCom 22001 Loudoun County Parkway, F2-4115 Ashburn, VA 20147 703 886 1690 (v806 1690) 703 886 0047 fax