yes, originally used only cables - because that’s all there was
That’s not correct. The Arpanet, the precursor to the Internet, already included the wireless AlohaNet by Dec 1972. The Arpanet didn’t become a true Internet, a network connecting 2 or more other networks, until 1977. So the Internet as we know it has always included wireless links.
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Yeah, for sure. But with the actual question being asked I wasn’t going to get all historical - I thought I’d stay with an eli5 answer for simplicity.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
Except, even from the start it wasn’t defined by wires.