[bvw]

Morse, the teacher of the deaf, begat Morse Code, morse code begat ASCII on async, async bgeat bisync begat HDLC begat arpanet begat the internet.

Thank you, Mr. Morse!

[astounded]

bvw:

I was just kidding. However, it seems clear to me that microprocessor development rates led to the explosive growth of the Internet.

BTW: you mention ARPANET - are you familiar with PLATO, sort of a precursor to the internet at the University of Illinois UC in the late 60s early 70s?