what a strange article. No, networked computing was not invented by Apollo and indeed, I like how the author describes the first UUID as having been based on prior UUIDs. I feel dumber after reading this.
It absolutely does not say that Apollo invented network computing, it just says it was one of the companies at that time working in that field.
Of course there were unique identifiers before the first UUID standard was defined, and the author gives examples.
Acknowledging precursors, following the threads of how a particular implementation or standard developed, is the only intelligent way to read up on its history. The dumb thing would be to read into this things the author simply never said or implied.