This video gives a basic overview of how the internet we know today was created. One reason I think it's important to know this background is that it helps to explain how things work today. For example, it emphasizes the importance of standards. Without the development of the TCP/IP standard, the internet could not grow due to incompatibilities between systems. It also highlights the distributed aspect of the system. When competition between internet service providers is reduced, more of the service provision becomes concentrated and loss of access by large numbers of people become more likely. Take a look, and let me know what you think:
History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.
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It's amazing how quickly the internet exploded between 1990 and 95-96 or so. In my middle school in 1980? we had a "computer" that looked like a giant electric typewriter that connected to another computer in Washington D.C.? via the phone - must have been an x.25 deal? - and we could play games with "the other end". I don't remember the games, but I remember that you had to sign up to do it after school, and everyone wanted to do it. We had to wait for the "response" and knew we getting it when this chug-chug/clack clack sound started as the "computer" typed responses.
ReplyDeleteI can remember when I first heard of this thing called "the Internet" - it was when I was in school in Moorhead in 1994. It was amazing and also just kind of novel, like a new toy. I had no idea it would become part of everyday society at that point.
ReplyDeleteI have worked in technology (specificly user support) for over a decade and I have never seen a better explanation of the internet before. This was very discriptive yet not so technical that it lost your interest. Great Video!!
ReplyDeleteThis video was very informational. Everything that was on the video was news to me, and it did give me a clear picture of the history of the internet. I hadn't even wondered before about the source of the internet. I must have always thought that it was too complex for me to understand. The video really lays it out for you.
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