Let’s go forward in time to step backwards in time to learn how the internet came about, and why its origins, which are well known, may actually be more interesting than we might have thought. If you think you know the story, you might want to read on, anyway: you wouldn’t be here right now, reading this if it weren’t for the electric interwebs. Even more, Belgium is a fabulous place to visit.
So, history says that the first workable prototype of the Internet came in the late 1960s with the creation of ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. Originally funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, ARPANET used packet switching to allow multiple computers to communicate on a single network. Zzzz. Still with us? This is true, of course, but there was a precedence of sorts as far back as 1910, originating in Belgium. Pull up a dark ale, sit down in your plush chair and learn more courtesy of the ever fun, ever interesting and ever curious Tim Traveller.
Why look at history when you can sleep in it? The Hotel Saint Georges in Mons is just that. Click here.
It’s Europe – you’ll never run out of things to do. Click here to see what Mons has for you.
Do as the Europeans do. Take the train. Click here to book.