Was it really only 25 years ago.

Dutch_12078 wrote:
And just to clarify the "Al Gore invented the Internet" nonsense, he never made that claim. His exact quote... was:

"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."

You're seriously claiming that "invented the Internet" is significantly different than "took the initiative in creating the Internet" in colloquial meaning? Ha.

ARPANET, which was the start of what we now call the Internet, began in 1971 when Al Gore was in Divinity School. He didn't initiate the Internet, it existed long before he had any ability to do so. Sure, he later provided support for it as a Congressman, but that wasn't creation or initiative.