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History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A Brief History of the Internet 
 Overview of the creation and operation of the Internet through 2003. Topics include computer network concepts from the 1960s, local area networks, Internet hosts and routers, host protocols, the widespread use of the World Wide Web (WWW) in the 1990s, and more. Also includes a timeline (1968-1996). From the Internet Society. http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml Topics: Internet Last updated Jul 25, 2007 Computer Museum History Center
Exhibits at this searchable Web site include A History of the Internet: 1962-1992 , Microprocessor Evolution: 1971-1996 , and a Hall of Fellows with brief biographies of notable men and women associated with computers and the Internet. There are also images of artifacts, a timeline, and links to transcripts and/or media streams of past museum lectures and other events. The museum is located on Moffett Field in Mountain View, CA. http://www.computerhistory.org/ Topics: Computers, Internet, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Mar 16, 2002 First U.S. Web Site: Documentation of the Early Web at SLAC (1991-1994)
This collection documents the installation of the first United States Web server at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). Features a chronology, images of the first SLAC Web pages, a list of some of the people involved in Web activities at SLAC (along with publications such as "The Virtual Library in Action"), and other related documents. From Archivist Jean Marie Deken of the SLAC Archives and History Office. http://www.slac.stanford.edu/history/earlyweb/ Topics: Internet Last updated Aug 8, 2006 Google Groups: 20 Year Usenet Timeline
A timeline of "especially memorable articles and threads" in Usenet discussion groups from 1981 forward, compiled from several significant Usenet archival resources. Includes first mentions of MTV and Star Wars, early references to emoticons, the first thread about AIDS, and more. http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html Topics: Computers, Computers, Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Jan 12, 2005 The History of Avatars
This 2005 article provides an introduction to "great moments, or at least defining ones, in the history of the digital aliases known as avatars." Describes how "'Avatar' derives from the Sanskrit word Avatara, which literally translates as 'descent,'" and how avatars appeared in movies, games, television, and the Internet. From a trade publisher and event producer serving interactive media and marketing industries. http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/6165.imc Topics: Internet Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Hobbes' Internet Timeline
"An Internet timeline [1957 to the present] highlighting some of the key events and technologies that helped shape the Internet as we know it today." Includes related statistics. Available in Spanish, French, and other languages. http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ Topics: Internet Last updated Feb 6, 2005 Imagining the Internet: Predictions Database
Searchable and browsable database of over 4000 predictions made about the Internet in the early 1990's, plus more recent predictions from a 2004 survey of "technology stakeholders." Topics include community, culture, global relationships, economic structures, information infrastructure, controversial issues, and more. The site also provides brief biographies of 200 early-90's "Internet personalities," and lists of Internet synonyms and acronyms. http://www.elon.edu/predictions/ Topics: Internet Last updated Jan 27, 2005 Leonard Kleinrock's Home Page
UCLA professor "Dr. Leonard Kleinrock created the basic principles of packet switching, the technology underpinning the Internet, while a graduate student at MIT." His official site features links to information about how the Internet was born, including his supervision of "the first message transmission on the Arpanet in October, 1969; this was the first murmurings of what later exploded into the Internet." Also includes biographical information and a bibliography. http://www.lk.cs.ucla.edu Topics: Electrical Energy, Internet, Notable People, Science, Technology Last updated Oct 2, 2004 LivingInternet.com
This site describes the Internet's history, how it works, how to use it (including advanced use), security issues, and related information. Sections are: Internet; World Wide Web; Usenet Newsgroups; Electronic Mail; Mailing Lists, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), and Multi-User Dimensions (MUD). The best way to get an idea of the extensive amount of information available here is to click on the Section Index in the top frame after selecting a section from the left frame. The References section provides citations, with links, to additional online resources. http://www.livinginternet.com/ Topics: Internet Last updated Oct 20, 2000 Smiley Lore :-)
September, 19, 2002 marked the twentieth anniversary of the use of keyboard symbols to make a smiley face. :-) This brief essay by Scott E. Fahlman, who proposed the process, explains how it came about. Fahlman also proposed the frown for un-funny things. :-( There is a link to a transcript of the original board thread where the suggestions were made. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/sefSmiley.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Internet Last updated Oct 19, 2005 W3C: History
History of the creation of the Web in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee and of the origins of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), founded in 1994. Highlights include Berners-Lee's original proposal for the Web, a biography and FAQ from Berners-Lee, and archival documents about the organization and uses of the Web. From W3C. http://www.w3.org/Consortium/facts Topics: Internet Last updated Oct 14, 2009 Where the Web Was Born
History of the invention of the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). "The basic idea of WWW was to merge the technologies of personal computers, computer networking and hypertext into a powerful and easy to use global information system." Discusses early Web pages, Web servers, browsers, how the Web is not identical to the Internet, and how the Web works. From CERN. http://public.web.cern.ch/public/en/About/Web-en.html Topics: Internet Last updated Mar 29, 2008 |
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