ll-screen video conferencing and true speed of light downloads? Quite possibly.The initiative currently is underwritten by a few notable participating agencies with deep pockets.DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyDoE Department of EnergyNASANational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNIHNational Institutes of HealthNISTNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyNSFNational Science FoundationNGI Budgets (Dollars in Millions):AgencyPresident’s FY 1998 BudgetPresident’s Proposed FY 1999 BudgetDARPA$42$40NSF2325DoE25NASA1010NIH/NLM55NIST55Total$85$110www.ngi.gov/index.pdf What does it all mean?Truly we live in a time when the internet is in every part of many lives. It is a source of news, a way to research quickly, to be entertained, to find a date for Friday night. The day is coming, and in fact very visible, when the internet will jump to the next generation and be able to handle things we can only see in movies and in science fiction novels. NGI is the current plan, and many agencies have committed the money to see that it finds widespread acceptance as the new way to transfer almost everything under the sun. The future may be now, and the internet may be the way to communicate, but many people are aiming to keep communication as true to life as possible for the internet of tomorrow. Reference Page“About the Next Generation Internet (NGI) Initiative.” http://www.ngi.gov/sc98/about.pdf November 21, 1999.Conley, Jim. “Business at Warp Speed.” http://www.zdnet.com/pccomp/stories/all/0,6605,2386414,00.html November 21, 1999.*actual magazine page used for footnote citations, article accessed from online version.“How You Can Participate in the Next Generation Internet (NGI) Initiative.” http://www.ngi.gov/sc98/how.pdf November 21, 1999. Lifeon the new internetNovember 21, 1999CS121 Programming and ApplicationsRich Rein...
