A detail from the front of the computer on display from which 40 years ago the first message was sent on the Internet is displayed on October 29, 2009 during a one-day conference celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Internet at the UCLA campus. The first message was sent between the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Stanford University. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

A detail from the front of the computer on display from which 40 years ago the first message was sent on the Internet is displayed on October 29, 2009 during a one-day conference celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Internet at the UCLA campus. The first message was sent between the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Stanford University.