Multiple choice technology

What was the first ARPANET message?

  1. "lo"

  2. "hello world"

  3. "mary had a little lamb"

  4. "cyberspace, the final frontier"

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Explanation

The first ARPANET message was sent in 1969 and was intended to be 'LOGIN'. However, the system crashed after typing 'LO', making 'lo' the first message that actually went through. This occurred during a test of the ARPANET connection between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute.