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(Origins of the term Internaut)
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During the 1970s, the select club of Arpanet users referred to themselves as Arpanauts. They were also so called in 1980 by the inventors of Usenet (as noted in [http://neil.franklin.ch/Netizen/ch.4_Arpa2Usenet this document]).
 
During the 1970s, the select club of Arpanet users referred to themselves as Arpanauts. They were also so called in 1980 by the inventors of Usenet (as noted in [http://neil.franklin.ch/Netizen/ch.4_Arpa2Usenet this document]).
  
In the 1980s, when the Internet emerged, the participants in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force
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In the 1980s, when the Internet emerged, the participants in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force Internet Engineering Task Force] (which first met in 1986) began referring to themselves as Internauts. The term was later expanded to all members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Society Internet Society] (founded in 1992). In the [http://www.w3.org/Conferences/INET93/Program.html Program Notes] to a 1993 Conference of the Internet Society, Vinton Cerf wrote:  
Internet Engineering Task Force] (which first met in 1986) began referring to themselves as Internauts. The term was later expanded to all members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Society Internet Society] (founded in 1992). In the [http://www.w3.org/Conferences/INET93 Program.html Program Notes] to the 1993 Conference of the Intenet Society, Vinton Cerf wrote:  
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:"Dear Internaut,
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:Dear Internaut,
:It is with the greatest pleasure that I invite you to attend and participate in INET'93…. As many of you are intensely aware, the exploding Internet community is a global phenomenon, brought about in large measure through the personal and collaborative efforts of thousands of people committed to making global computer networking a reality."
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:It is with the greatest pleasure that I invite you to attend and participate in INET'93…. As many of you are intensely aware, the exploding Internet community is a global phenomenon, brought about in large measure through the personal and collaborative efforts of thousands of people committed to making global computer networking a reality.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

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