What was the first message sent between computers?

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A Hola
B Hello
C do
D lo

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Answer: D. lo

In 1969, on ARPANET, researchers tried to send the word LOGIN from one computer to another. The system crashed after the first two letters, so the first message received was 'lo'.

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