Al Gore never said he invented the internet, but Trump...

[Jarod]

Al Gore never said he invented the internet, but Trump...

“Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Donald Trump

[Truth Detector]

Al Gore never said he invented the internet, but Trump...

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

“Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Donald Trump

“We’re seeing the beginning of a very powerful and important plant,”

“Anybody that followed my campaign, I would always talk about Apple, that I want to see Apple building plants in the United States. And that’s what’s happening.”

MAGA Baby!!

[Cypress]

The guys who actually did invent the internet both say that Al Gore was unfairly misquoted,
and the guys who invented the internet said this about Al Gore:

"Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development. No other elected official, to our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of time. The fact of the matter is that Gore was talking about and promoting the Internet long before most people were listening. " - Vinton Cerf and Alan M. Gaines

Here is the definitive statement on Gore's involvement in "inventing" the Internet, from the guys who really did:

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Al Gore and the Internet

By Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf

"No other elected official, to our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of time."

Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development.

No one person or even small group of persons exclusively "invented" the Internet. It is the result of many years of ongoing collaboration among people in government and the university community. But as the two people who designed the basic architecture and the core protocols that make the Internet work, we would like to acknowledge VP Gore's contributions as a Congressman, Senator and as Vice President. No other elected official, to our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of time.

Last year the Vice President made a straightforward statement on his role. He said: "During my service in the United States Congress I took the initiative in creating the Internet." We don't think, as some people have argued, that Gore intended to claim he "invented" the Internet. Moreover, there is no question in our minds that while serving as Senator, Gore's initiatives had a significant and beneficial effect on the still-evolving Internet. The fact of the matter is that Gore was talking about and promoting the Internet long before most people were listening. We feel it is timely to offer our perspective.

As far back as the 1970s Congressman Gore promoted the idea of high speed telecommunications as an engine for both economic growth and the improvement of our educational system. He was the first elected official to grasp the potential of computer communications to have a broader impact than just improving the conduct of science and scholarship. Though easily forgotten, now, at the time this was an unproven and controversial concept. Our work on the Internet started in 1973 and was based on even earlier work that took place in the mid-late 1960s. But the Internet, as we know it today, was not deployed until 1983. When the Internet was still in the early stages of its deployment, Congressman Gore provided intellectual leadership by helping create the vision of the potential benefits of high speed computing and communication. As an example, he sponsored hearings on how advanced technologies might be put to use in areas like coordinating the response of government agencies to natural disasters and other crises.

As a Senator in the 1980s Gore urged government agencies to consolidate what at the time were several dozen different and unconnected networks into an "Interagency Network." Working in a bi-partisan manner with officials in Ronald Reagan and George Bush's administrations, Gore secured the passage of the High Performance Computing and Communications Act in 1991. This "Gore Act" supported the National Research and Education Network (NREN) initiative that became one of the major vehicles for the spread of the Internet beyond the field of computer science.

As Vice President Gore promoted building the Internet both up and out, as well as releasing the Internet from the control of the government agencies
that spawned it. He served as the major administration proponent for continued investment in advanced computing and networking and private
sector initiatives such as Net Day. He was and is a strong proponent of extending access to the network to schools and libraries. Today, approximately 95% of our nation's schools are on the Internet. Gore provided much-needed political support for the speedy privatization of the Internet when the time arrived for it to become a commercially-driven operation.

There are many factors that have contributed to the Internet's rapid growth since the later 1980s, not the least of which has been political support for its privatization and continued support for research in advanced networking technology. No one in public life has been more intellectually engaged in helping to create the climate for a thriving Internet than the Vice President. Gore has been a clear champion of this effort, both in the councils of government and with the public at large.

The Vice President deserves credit for his early recognition of the value of high speed computing and communication and for his long-term and consistent articulation of the potential value of the Internet to American citizens and industry and, indeed, to the rest of the world.

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Vint Cerf
WorldCom

Alan M. Gaines
Senior Science Associate for Spatial Data and Information
National Science Foundation



https://web.eecs.umich.edu/~fessler/...y/gore,net.txt

[Jarod]

Honestly did Trump open that APPLE plant?


Can anyone here tell me what year that plant was opened?>

[Nordberg]

Honestly did Trump open that APPLE plant?


Can anyone here tell me what year that plant was opened?>

yes in 2013. He has greater powers than you know.

[Jarod]

What a dufus.

[Into the Night]

Al Gore never said he invented the internet, but Trump...

“Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Donald Trump

Trump never made any such statement. Al Gore never did either. Al Gore claimed he took the initiative in creating the internet (allocating money and federal resources to its creation). He is a liar. This 'initiative' would have to have taken place in the mid 60's. The Internet Protocol (IP) was established to build a 'network of networks' out of the existing networks at the time (some developed in the 50's!). This came up in 1969, the same year as the landing on the Moon.

Al Gore served(?) in Congress from 1977 to 1985, well AFTER the internet first came up. ARPA began working on the thing in 1966 and sent the first IP packets in 1969.

Trump was talking about Apple building plants in the United States. He never said he built the plant himself or even commissioned one to be built.

[Truth Detector]

The guys who actually did invent the internet both say that Al Gore was unfairly misquoted,
and the guys who invented the internet said this about Al Gore:

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

[Into the Night]

The guys who actually did invent the internet both say that Al Gore was unfairly misquoted,
and the guys who invented the internet said this about Al Gore:

"Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development. No other elected official, to our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of time. The fact of the matter is that Gore was talking about and promoting the Internet long before most people were listening. " - Vinton Cerf and Alan M. Gaines

The internet came up in 1969.

[Truth Detector]

Honestly did Trump open that APPLE plant?

Of course not; do you jump at every quote Trump makes and act like a shrill partisan hack; why yes you do.

Can anyone here tell me what year that plant was opened?>

[Into the Night]

The internet came up in 1969.

Does Al Gore get credit for anything? Yes, but not in creating the internet, or to even build a 'network of networks', which is what the internet basically is.

[ThatOwlWoman]

I just love these snarky threads mocking lil lyin' Donnie.... and how they inevitably trigger a flood of "This message is hidden because this Trumpsucking idiot is on your ignore list."

You'd think if Trump had a time machine and could travel back to 2013 to start an Apple plant right under Obama's watchful eyes, that he could go back further and save 3,000 Americans on 9/11. Or find that Capone treasure that Geraldo promoted, and use it to build The Wall. lol

[domer76]

Trump never made any such statement. Al Gore never did either. Al Gore claimed he took the initiative in creating the internet (allocating money and federal resources to its creation). He is a liar. This 'initiative' would have to have taken place in the mid 60's. The Internet Protocol (IP) was established to build a 'network of networks' out of the existing networks at the time (some developed in the 50's!). This came up in 1969, the same year as the landing on the Moon.

Al Gore served(?) in Congress from 1977 to 1985, well AFTER the internet first came up. ARPA began working on the thing in 1966 and sent the first IP packets in 1969.

Trump was talking about Apple building plants in the United States. He never said he built the plant himself or even commissioned one to be built.

Post #3, Gboy.

[domer76]

Does Al Gore get credit for anything? Yes, but not in creating the internet, or to even build a 'network of networks', which is what the internet basically is.

Post #3, Gboy.

LSMFT

[Cypress]

Does Al Gore get credit for anything? Yes, but not in creating the internet, or to even build a 'network of networks', which is what the internet basically is.

The guys who actually did invent the internet went on public record to say Al Gore's quote was unfairly mischaracterized, and they went on to say this about Al Gore:

"Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development. No other elected official, to our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of time. The fact of the matter is that Gore was talking about and promoting the Internet long before most people were listening."

"Last year the Vice President made a straightforward statement on his role. He said: "During my service in the United States Congress I took the initiative in creating the Internet." We don't think, as some people have argued, that Gore intended to claim he "invented" the Internet."

- Vinton Cerf, Robert Kahn, and Alan M. Gaines

https://www.justplainpolitics.com/sh...27#post3362627