Google GroupsSearchable archive of more than 700 million Usenet postings from a period of more than 20 years. http://groups.google.com |
The Internet ArchiveNonprofit organisation established to preserve Web sites by taking regular "snapshots". http://www.archive.org |
TextfilesContains information gathered from BBS`s in the early days of the Internet. http://www.textfiles.com |
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Non-profit, non-partisan organization, founded by Mitch Kapor and John Perry Barlow, working to protect fundamental civil liberties, including privacy and freedom of expression, in the arena of computers and the Internet. http://www.eff.org |
Net ValleyExplores the history of the Internet. Includes information on significant companies and Silicon Valley history. http://www.netvalley.com |
Tim Berners-LeeHis official site at W3C includes biographies, information about his book, and questions and answers about his contributions to the internet. http://www.w3.org/people/berners-lee |
The History of the InternetDave Kristula`s chronology of the development of the Internet from the early days of ArpaNet. http://www.davesite.com/webstation/net-history.shtml |
Hobbes` Internet TimelineRobert H. Zakon highlights key events and technologies that helped shape the Internet. http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline |
Internet PioneersProfiles by Scott Griffin of ten individuals who helped make the Internet a reality. http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers |
A Little History of the World Wide WebA hyperlinked timeline from 1945 to 1995, with references, from The World Wide Web Consortium. http://www.w3.org/history.html |
A Brief History of the InternetAn 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 |
The World Wide Web History ProjectA collaborative effort to record and publish the history of the World Wide Web and its roots in hypermedia and networking. http://www.webhistory.org |
World Wide Web JournalPublished 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 |
ArpaNet HistoryThe Untold History of ArpaNet. http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/docs/arpa.html |
MCI: Cerf`s UpVinton Cerf`s CV and biography, history of the internet, presentations and technical writings. http://global.mci.com/us/enterprise/insight/cerfs_up |
Internet Society: A Brief History of theAn authoritative history, written by some of those who were most closely associated with its creation and development. http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml |
The Story of the PING ProgramBrief article about this network utility, written by its creator, Mike Muuss. http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/ping.html |
The Trojan Room Coffee MachineThe official site. Includes the final image of the machine being switched off, a non-technical biography, and an audio copy of a 1994 radio report. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/coffee/coffee.html |
Ghost SitesLong running online "museum" provides screenshots of defunct sites. http://www.disobey.com/ghostsites/index.shtml |
The Role of Government in the EvolutionRobet E. Kahn`s contribution to "Revolution in the U.S. Information Structure", published in 1994 by the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/newpath/chap2.html |
Short History of the InternetScience 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 |