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This map shows the extent of the entire internet in 1973
From an initial set of connections based in the US, a satellite link to the UK started the the beginnings of a global network of connected computers.
Frank Cardona is a technology researcher and writer at Visual Capitalist, a media website that creates and curates visual content on investing and business.