[ih] SDC networking; Marill report

[Dave Crocker]

On 8/17/2025 12:14 PM, Craig Partridge via Internet-history wrote:
> I fear his
> sweeping "there is no such thing" as first is, perhaps, simply the opposite
> of people claiming too many firsts.

+1

The fact that reference to a first must be precise and accurate, so as 
to distinguish it from the other, many firsts that are certainly related 
to it, is no excuse for pretending that a specific first is not 
important and not a first.

Treating a first as part of an arc with other firsts is a benefit.  It 
sets a focus for the first, rather than distracting from it or lessening 
its import.

d/

ps. Anonymous FTP was the beginning of the Web.  That's a very 
underappreciated first.

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