Without the government, there would never have been an Internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet
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To anticipate the obvious criticism: No, FidoNet wasn't ever going to replace the pre-Web Internet. ARPAnet had first-mover advantage & $$$.
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What FidoNet shows is large-scale networking wasn't a mysterious discovery that needed a Manhattan project. Hobbyists could half-ass it.
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Competitors run into the issue: I can't fight someone who has all the money and inability to fail. ... http://tmi.me/1fipLt
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