On the way to the web the secret history of the internet and its founders

"Was there an Internet before the Web? Who built it, and why? Do you want to know the real story behind the Internet? Are you curious as to who created all this stuff, and the business structure behind the online world? If so, you've come to the right place! Learn where, when, how and why...

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Main Author: Banks, Michael A.
Other Authors: Card, Orson Scott
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA Apress 2008
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Was there an Internet before the Web? Who built it, and why? Do you want to know the real story behind the Internet? Are you curious as to who created all this stuff, and the business structure behind the online world? If so, you've come to the right place! Learn where, when, how and why the Internet came Into being, and exactly what hundreds of thousands of people were doing online before the Web. See who was behind it all, and what inspired them. The real stories are all here: the great businesses, colossal blunders, and great showmanship that led up to the Net and the Web-and beyond. turning your perception of the Web and the people who created it upside down."--Jacket
Physical Description:xxx, 215 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781430208693
1430208708
9786611773854
9781430208709
9781281773852
1281773859
1430208694