Hi folks ... I resonate with the comments above for various reasons ... I am a nobody, but I had the good fortune to know and 'take advantage' of several of the forgotten guys and gals who formed the foundation of this industry ... Ward Christensen (X-Modem fame and eventually one of my Itty bitty SEs) and my old friend Gene Plantz, and many the others I only know by BBS rep ... I am not at all trying to denigrate the contributions of folks like Bob Metcalf or Vint Cerf here ... I am not a telecomm or cable guy, but I know for sure that those industries were built on the backs of folks like them despite the 'copper wire' dominance of the comm industry leader