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In the Beginning

May 15, 202054 minSeason 3Ep. 9
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Episode description

So, let’s talk Internet. For sure, it had a beginning. Conventional wisdom says Al Gore gets the credit. The facts say otherwise — but who listens to them anymore. Haven’t you ever wondered how the Internet got started? The team from Failure - the Podcast hasn’t either. Given the number of times we repeat that old saw about Veep Gore, we really should, though. Our guest, for today’s travesty … er, episode … is Tim Horgan, the former web services guru of Digital Equipment Corporation. Haven’t heard of DEC (rhymes with “deck”), as it was known? Ask your grandparents. Perhaps, they’ll remember. Anyway, Tim was there when it happened: he witnessed the dawn of the Internet era. Join the team for Failure - the Podcast in a rousing, coronavirus-era, socially-distant, Zoomtastic call with Tim Horgan. You’ll be the better for it.

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