Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ARPANET
<networking> (ARPANET) A pioneering longhaul {wide area
network} funded by {DARPA} (when it was still called "ARPA"?).
It became operational in 1968 and served as the basis for
early networking research, as well as a central {backbone}
during the development of the {Internet}. The ARPANET
consisted of individual {packet switching} computers
interconnected by {leased lines}. {Protocols} used include
{FTP} and {telnet}. It has now been replaced by {NSFnet}.
[1968 or 1969?]
(1994-11-17)