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Memorandum to the Members and Affiliates of the Intergalactic Computer Network (ICGN)

May 5, 2026

Memorandum to the Members and Affiliates of the Intergalactic Computer Network (ICGN)

The closing paragraphs of J.C.R. Licklider's memorandum on the Intergalactic Computer Network (ICGN).

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The militarized rationale within J.C.R. Licklider’s memorandum on the Intergalactic Computer Network (ICGN) written in 1963. The ICGN led to the first version of ARPANET which became the foundations for the Internet. The J.C.R. Licklider papers can be found at the MIT ArchivesSpace