On Dec 31, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: >> From: IETF Chair <chair@xxxxxxxx> > >> The ARPANET transitioned to TCP/IP on 1 January 1983. That was 30 years >> ago, > > It's very hard indeed to fully grasp that it's only been 30 years. My kids > (now roughly 20) live in what is in some ways an entirely different world to > the one I grew up in. > > Many technologies have had profound impacts in a short time (my parents were > born shortly after the dawn of flight, and in their late middle age saw > people landing on the Moon); and train, telegraph and telephone all each had > tremendous impact, but I'm not sure any have had quite as much as this > internetting stuff. agree, both in terms of how much impact, and how big part of the society impacted. > > It's been quite a ride. > > Noel