[Air-l] we need a new word?

[Laurent Straskraba]

I think there is a misunderstanding of the term "Internet". What would a 
new word be except something else?

Here is a rather old graphic about what the Internet means - an 
inter-connection of computer based networks (with or without end-user 
appliances) using any kind of communication protocol:
http://www.december.com/web/text/images/cyberland.gif

To read more:
http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/

Best,
Laurent

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