greensocks77

greensocks77 t1_j5yeb07 wrote

Reply to comment by TriggerTough in Pictured is the router which sent the 1st internet connection from NYC to Tokyo. These were sold out of a basement office of a home in Rahway NJ. It's signed by everyone who worked for Cisco Systems in 1989. It was given to my dad when he retired in 1999 for his work in establishing the internet. by TriggerTough

This was WAY before Lucent. I got to travel out to Cisco when they were still in Menlo Park. lol still kick myself that I didn’t take a job with them.

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greensocks77 t1_j5t00e5 wrote

Reply to Pictured is the router which sent the 1st internet connection from NYC to Tokyo. These were sold out of a basement office of a home in Rahway NJ. It's signed by everyone who worked for Cisco Systems in 1989. It was given to my dad when he retired in 1999 for his work in establishing the internet. by TriggerTough

AT&T had an opportunity to buy Cisco products early on and sell them as their own. A “Brouter”. Worked with engineers on the evaluation team. They gave the thumbs up but the opportunity never came to fruition. Go figure. This was before they bought NCR. Bet they would love to change those choices.

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