Even earlier than that, someone at research (Bell Labs Murray Hill) allowed
research to be set up as the center of the universe. The first cross-country
link was from duke to research, then from research to ucbvax, all on
research's nickel. I remember, while at Berkeley, exchanging email with
the original A news developers, and being amazed that I could get a reply
back a few hours later, even though research was polling both duke and ucbvax
to pick up waiting mail.
Mark
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