"What we wanted to do was send a message essentially from UCLA to SRI's host. And frankly, all we wanted to do was log in -- to type an l-o-g, and the remote time-sharing system knows what you're trying to do. So we typed the "l," and we asked over the phone, "Did you get the 'l?' " And the response came back, "Yep, we got the 'l.' " We typed the "o." "Got the 'o?' " " 'Yep, got the 'o.' " Typed the 'g.' "You get the 'g?' "
Crash! SRI's host crashed at that point. So the very first message ever on the Internet was the very simple, very prophetic "lo," as in lo and behold."
What you guys actually dont know is that 40 years ago the first trolling occurred, as the guys over at the SRI's host actually DID receive the g, but lied about it, and thus trolling was born.
What you guys actually dont know is that 40 years ago the first trolling occurred, as the guys over at the SRI's host actually DID receive the g, but lied about it, and thus trolling was born.
