CSNET (the "Computer Science Network") was a computer network developed in the early 1980s that linked Computer Science departments at academic institutions. It was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation by an initial contract for the three year period 1981-1984. It was instituted with leadership by (University of Wisconsin), David J. Farber (University of Delaware), Peter Denning (Purdue University), and Douglas Comer (Purdue University), and participation from the Rand Corporation. Com… (More on Csnet)