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Internet: Coming soon - CA*Net3

From early dreams of global information networks to the dominance of the World Wide Web, networked computers have changed the way Canadians interact with the world. For more than three decades the CBC has reported these advances, some revolutionary, others mere flashes in the technological pan. From ARPANET to MP3s, we look at Canada's first steps onto the information highway, and the people who took us there.

A groundbreaking fibre optic network promises mind-boggling data speeds for researchers.
Medium: Radio
Program: Canada at Five
Broadcast Date: Aug. 25, 1998
Guest(s): John Manley, Brian McFadden
Reporter: Dave McKie
Duration: 1:35

Last updated: January 22, 2013

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