The Computer Science Network (CSNET) was a computer network that began operation in 1981 in the United States. Its purpose was to extend networking benefits to computer science departments at academic and research institutions that could not be directly connected to ARPANET due to funding or authorization limitations, and it was funded by the National Science Foundation for an initial three-year period from 1981 to 1984.
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SignificancePlayed a significant role in spreading awareness of and access to national networking; a major milestone on the path to the global Internet 1 FAQs
What happened to CSNET?
CSNET merged with BITNET in 1989 to form CREN.
CSNET operated autonomously until 1989. In that year it merged with BITNET to form the Corporation for Research and Educational Networking, known as CREN.
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1. Wikipedia: CSNET
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began operation in 1981 in the United States
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It played a significant role in spreading awareness of, and access to, national networking and was a major milestone on the path to development of the global Internet.
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Computer Science Network (CSNET) was a computer network that began operation in 1981 in the United States.
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CSNET operated autonomously until 1989, when it merged with BITNET to form the Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN).
View the Source2. Wikidata: CSNET
- Wikidata Q2357779, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q2357779 P571 (inception)
View the SourceWikipedia, History of the Internet (source)
In Group: Pre-Internet Packet-Switched Research Networks, In 1981 NSF supported development of CSNETView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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