FUN WITH MAPS – ISSUE 2021-210 DAILY FEATURE:
By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)
LOVELAND, OH (October 29, 2021) – In Issue 2021-210 of Steve Kovacs Fun with Maps, we take a look at a change in communications . . . between computers many years ago.
LO – WATSON ARE YOU THERE?
The Internet began on this day in 1969 when two ARPANET computers, funded by the US Department of Defense, were used to send a message between the two computers, one in Los Angeles and the other in Menlo Park, California.
Although the computers crashed after the first 2 letters of the message – LOGIN – the LO made it and communication changed forever.
Originally conceived as a way for scientists and the military to share information and remotely access their own data, the internet has totally changed the way people can access information on practically any topic. The World Wide Web, publicly available as of 1991, increased access to the internet for the average person and is the main portal used.
Today there are about 4.5 billion internet users every day. On the average, those users spend almost 7 hours per day online.
Google is the most used website on the internet, with YouTube coming in second.
Before the Internet, paper maps were needed to figure out where is what and how to get there from here. California’s map is shown by Mitchell from 1876.
Map of California – 1886 (Credit Steve Kovacs)
Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.
Visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Antique Maps & Fun Facts here on Loveland Beacon.
