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Archive of postings to this discussion list dedicated to the history of The Internet.
memex.org
The Role of Government in the Evolution of the Internet
Robet E. Kahn's contribution to "Revolution in the U.S. Information Structure", published in 1994 by the National Academy of Sciences.
www.nap.edu
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.
www.acm.org
Chris Condon's informal history of BITNET and the Internet. Includes early net publications.
nethistory.dumbentia.com
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.
www.walthowe.com
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.
www.let.leidenuniv.nl
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.
groups.yahoo.com
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.
www.yourhtmlsource.com
Explores the history of the Internet. Includes information on significant companies and Silicon Valley history.www.netvalley.com
Dr. Rognar Ismaellsen covers the Web, ARPAnet, and TCP/IP.
nethistory.hot-1000.com
Published from the winter of 1996 thru the fall of 1997. All issues online, including the Fourth International World Wide Web Conference Proceedings.
www.w3j.com
Anthology of the history of Usenet and the Internet, including descriptive as well as theoretical work.
www.columbia.edu
History of the Web Beginning at CERN
Cheryl Gribble gives a clear outline with bibliography and links to related sites.
www.hitmill.com
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.
www.webhistory.org
The Internet: Past, Present and Future: Internet and WWW History
Scholarly article by Jesper Vissing Laursen on the development of the Internet.
www.vissing.dk