On 7/14/2014 9:09 AM, David Farber wrote:

Three years

On Jul 12, 2014, at 9:28 PM, Dave Crocker <dhc2@dcrocker.net> wrote: ... Also, although CSNet started with NSF money, it was required to become self-funded within 5 years.

Hmmm... I believe the point of confusion is the difference between the initial contract, versus the strategic requirement to become self-funded: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSNET "CSNET was funded by the National Science Foundation for an initial three-year period from 1981 to 1984." and "A stipulation for the award of the contract was that the network needed to become self-sufficient by 1986." The wikipedia article confirms this distinction by citing the NSF itself: http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/nsf0050/internet/modest.htm "By 1986, the network was to be self-supporting." d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net