(InterNIC) An umbrella entity created by the National Science Foundation in Spring 1992, in cooperation with the Internet community, consisting of Network Information Service Managers who provided and/or coordinated NSFNet services. General Atomics provided information services, AT&T provided directory and database services, and {Network Solutions, Inc.} (NSI) provided registration services. In 1999 Internic was replaced by ICANN. Start . . (2003-04-16)
