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Forty years of the internet: how the world changed for ever

This article is more than 16 years old
In October 1969, a student typed 'LO' on a computer - and the internet was born..

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/oct/23/internet-40-history-arpanet

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"In December 1993, the New York Times published an article about the “limitless opportunity” of the early internet. It painted a picture of a digital utopia: clicking a mouse to access NASA weather footage, Clinton’s speeches, MTV’s digital music samplers, or the status of a coffee pot.."

https://www.goodinternetmagazine.com/the-web-we-lost/

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Dial up the old internet
https://dialuptheoldinternet.org/

An ode to the old Internet, a guide to digital archiving, a celebration of retro tech.

#web #web1 #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb #retroweb #retrocomputing #olcomputers #retro #webzine #indie #press #writers #blog #readers #fediverse #internet #archive #history #protocols #creativity #asitwasbefore

Dial up the old internet
https://dialuptheoldinternet.org/

An ode to the old Internet, a guide to digital archiving, a celebration of retro tech.

#web #web1 #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb #retroweb #retrocomputing #olcomputers #retro #webzine #indie #press #writers #blog #readers #fediverse #internet #archive #history #protocols #creativity #asitwasbefore

Dial up the old internet
https://dialuptheoldinternet.org/

An ode to the old Internet, a guide to digital archiving, a celebration of retro tech.

#web #web1 #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb #retroweb #retrocomputing #olcomputers #retro #webzine #indie #press #writers #blog #readers #fediverse #internet #archive #history #protocols #creativity #asitwasbefore

The Boring Internet
The internet you grew up on isn’t dying.

A commercial veneer glued on top of it is.

https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet/ascii

#web #web1 #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb #retroweb #retrocomputing #olcomputers #retro #webzine #indie #press #writers #readers #fediverse #internet #history #protocols #creativity #asitwasbefore

The Boring Internet
The internet you grew up on isn’t dying.

A commercial veneer glued on top of it is.

https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet/ascii

#web #web1 #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb #retroweb #retrocomputing #olcomputers #retro #webzine #indie #press #writers #readers #fediverse #internet #history #protocols #creativity #asitwasbefore

The Boring Internet
The internet you grew up on isn’t dying.

A commercial veneer glued on top of it is.

https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet/ascii

#web #web1 #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb #retroweb #retrocomputing #olcomputers #retro #webzine #indie #press #writers #readers #fediverse #internet #history #protocols #creativity #asitwasbefore

I spent hours poring over the different issues of ELPIS magazine, literally absorbed. If you liked this internet from the 1990s and 2000s, I can only recommend that you take a look. Fascinating! Written with passion. Rich in anecdotes..

https://elpis.ws/cgi-bin/cms/articles

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I spent hours poring over the different issues of ELPIS magazine, literally absorbed. If you liked this internet from the 1990s and 2000s, I can only recommend that you take a look. Fascinating! Written with passion. Rich in anecdotes..

https://elpis.ws/cgi-bin/cms/articles

#ELPIS #magazine #webzine #ezine #fanzine #web1 #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb #retroweb #retrocomputing #olcomputers #retro #smallwebzine #indie #press #writers #readers #fediverse

I spent hours poring over the different issues of ELPIS magazine, literally absorbed. If you liked this internet from the 1990s and 2000s, I can only recommend that you take a look. Fascinating! Written with passion. Rich in anecdotes..

https://elpis.ws/cgi-bin/cms/articles

#ELPIS #magazine #webzine #ezine #fanzine #web1 #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb #retroweb #retrocomputing #olcomputers #retro #smallwebzine #indie #press #writers #readers #fediverse