The l971 Prediction of the Web:
In 1971 Dr Raymond Spencer Rodgers distributed a manuscript to
communications research institutes, describing an "electronic web"
and accurately predicting how it would impact cultures, economics,
politics, and education.
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/web-prophet/
Community Memory:
Archive of postings to this discussion list dedicated to the history
of The Internet
http://memex.org/community-memory.html
All About the Internet:
The Internet Society provides articles by Tony Rutkowski, Vinton
Cerf, and Bruce Sterling.
http://www.forthnet.gr/forthnet/isoc/internet-presentation.html
World-Wide Web: Origins And Beyond:
Describes some of the historical aspects of the World-Wide Web
development, as well as other forms of hypertext such as Xanadu.
http://www.zeltser.com/WWW/
Revolution in the U.S. Information Infrastructure:
Essay looking at the history of the Internet, with an emphasis on
the government's role in its development.
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/newpath/chap2.html
Short History of the Internet by Bruce Sterling:
Science fiction author Bruce Sterling recounts the "early" history
of ARPAnet and the Internet in this 1993 article.
http://www.forthnet.gr/forthnet/isoc/short.history.of.internet
History of the Web Beginning at CERN:
Short article about the history of the Web with included
bibliography and links to related sites.
http://www.hitmill.com/internet/web_history.html
From Wartime Tool to the Fish Cam:
Article about the beginnings of the Internet, development of IMPs
and packet-switching, ARPAnet, TCP/IP, and NSFNet.
http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds2-1/inet-history.html
Spinning the Web:
An essay by a Canadian student on the past, present and future of
the Internet.
http://spinningtheweb.20m.com/
Origin of a Browser:
A project dedicated to web archaeology, in particular the study and
preservation of rapidly disappearing artifacts associated with the
Early Netscape Period.
http://www.dotnetat.net/netscape/
NetHistory:
An informal history of BITNET and the Internet. Includes early net
publications.
http://nethistory.dumbentia.com/
Browser Emulator:
Browser emulator enables you to view sites as they would have
appeared in older browsers such as Mosaic, Netscape 1.0, Internet
Explorer 2.0 and HotJava.
http://www.dejavu.org/emulator.htm
The Story of the PING Program:
Brief article about this important network utility, written by its
creator, Mike Muuss.
http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/ping.html
A Brief History of the Internet:
General overview of the history of the Internet and Web. Includes
anecdotes, along with a glossary of terms.
http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/history.html
The Internet Archive:
Nonprofit organisation established to preserve Web sites by taking
regular "snapshots".
http://www.archive.org
Ghost Sites:
Long running online "museum" provides screenshots of defunct sites.
http://www.disobey.com/ghostsites/index.shtml
The Evolution of ARPANET email:
History thesis, published in 1996, examining "the evolution of human
communication on the ARPANET."
http://www.ifla.org/documents/internet/hari1.txt
LivingInternet.com:
General guide to the Internet, includes sections covering the
history of the Web, email, and other topics.
http://www.livinginternet.com/
Google Groups:
Searchable archive of more than 700 million postings from a
period of more than 20 years.
http://groups.google.com/
History:
Collection of documents detailing key events in the evolution of
Meow:
An eyewitness account and timeline of the start of "meowing" in
lingo.
http://www.gwu.edu/~trivia/meow.html
Textfiles:
Contains information gathered from BBS's in the early days of the
Internet.
http://www.textfiles.com/
80s BBS:
Yahoo group dedicated to the preservation of the history of the
online world in the days before the Web (pre-1990). Text files, old
buffer dumps, BBS discussions, buffers, or anything related to this
era is welcome.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/80sBBS/
Internet: A Medium or a Message?:
The future of the Internet studied through the history of other
media. Includes articles about the philosophy of the Internet and
the digital divide in developing countries and countries in
transition. [Not viewable with some browsers.]
http://samvak.tripod.com/internet.html
Museum.Media.org:
Archives of some of the earliest web sites.
http://museum.media.org/
rescue.media.org:
An effort at digital conservation, rescuing sites that should be
on-line but are not.
http://rescue.media.org/
NoveltyNet:
A site where people can submit orphaned content to be archived and
kept available.
http://www.noveltynet.org/
The MidasWWW Browser:
Information about the very early Web browser, along with
screenshots.
http://www-midas.slac.stanford.edu/midas_latest/introduction.html
Alphabet Soup: The History of DNS:
Document looking at the evolution of the Domain Name Service (DNS).
http://www.whmag.com/content/0601/dns/
Brief History of the Internet:
General 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
Net Valley:
Explores the history of the Internet. Includes information on
significant companies and Silicon Valley history.
http://www.netvalley.com/
History of the Internet:
General history of the Internet by Dr. Rognar Ismaellsen from the
early 60آ´s until today. Covers the Web, ARPAnet, and TCP/IP.
http://nethistory.hot-1000.com/
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/
OrangePeel.com: History of the Internet:
General history of the Internet covering topics such as IMP, Packet
Switching, ARPAnet, and TCP/IP.
http://www.orangepeel.com/newOP/en/internet/shortHistory.php
A Brief History of the Internet:
Microsoft explains the origins of the web in ARPANET, the
contribution of Tim Berners-Lee, the World Wide Web Consortium and
domain names.
http://www.microsoft.com/insider/guide/history.asp
Netizens Netbook:
Anthology of the history of and the Internet, including
descriptive as well as theoretical work.
http://www.columbia.edu/~hauben/netbook/
