Directory: Top/Computers/Internet/History

Community Memory
Archive of postings to this discussion list dedicated to the history of The Internet.
http://memex.org/community-memory.html
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From Wartime Tool to the Fish Cam
Scott Ruthfield explores the beginnings of the Internet, development of IMPs and packet-switching, ARPAnet, TCP/IP, and NSFNet, with references.
http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds2-1/inet-history.html
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NetHistory
Chris Condon's informal history of BITNET and the Internet. Includes early net publications.
http://nethistory.dumbentia.com/
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A Brief History of the Internet
An anecdotal history by Walt Howe of the people and communities that brought about the Internet and the Web. Includes a glossary of terms.
http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/history.html
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History of the Internet: Internet for Historians
This overview by Richard T. Griffiths covers the development of computers, ArpaNet, email, search engines and Basic Net Data.
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/ivh/frame_theorie.html
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Brief History of the Internet
Ross Shannon provides an overview of the Internet's origins, from ARPANET and email to the Web. Includes a breakdown of the components that make up the Internet.
http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/starthere/historyofthenet.html
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Net Valley
Explores the history of the Internet. Includes information on significant companies and Silicon Valley history.
http://www.netvalley.com/
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World Wide Web Journal
Published from the winter of 1996 thru the fall of 1997. All issues online, including the Fourth International World Wide Web Conference Proceedings.
http://www.w3j.com/
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Netizens Netbook
Anthology of the history of Usenet and the Internet, including descriptive as well as theoretical work.
http://www.columbia.edu/~hauben/netbook/
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The World Wide Web History Project
A collaborative effort to record and publish the history of the World Wide Web and its roots in hypermedia and networking.
http://www.webhistory.org/
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