<P> The IMPs were built by the Massachusetts - based company Bolt Beranek and Newman ( BBN ) in 1969 . BBN was contracted to build four IMPs , the first being due at UCLA by Labor Day ; the remaining three were to be delivered in one - month intervals thereafter , completing the entire network in a total of twelve months . When Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy learned of BBN 's accomplishment in signing this million - dollar agreement , he sent a telegram congratulating the company for being contracted to build the `` Interfaith Message Processor '' . </P>
<P> The IMPs were built by the Massachusetts - based company Bolt Beranek and Newman ( BBN ) in 1969 . BBN was contracted to build four IMPs , the first being due at UCLA by Labor Day ; the remaining three were to be delivered in one - month intervals thereafter , completing the entire network in a total of twelve months . When Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy learned of BBN 's accomplishment in signing this million - dollar agreement , he sent a telegram congratulating the company for being contracted to build the `` Interfaith Message Processor '' . </P>
where were the first 4 interface message processors located
where were the first 4 interface message processors located
UCLA
UCLA