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 'LO' - sent in 1969 by Charley Kline attempting to type 'LOGIN', but the system crashed after the first two letters. This became famous as the humble beginning of networked communication.