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The History of Usenet and FidoNet
Between roughly 1975 and 1995, access to computers accelerated much more quickly than access to computer networks. First in the United States, and then in other wealthy countries, computers became …
Technics History
The arrival of the IBM PC was the most significant event in the history of the personal computer since the arrival of the Altair. A slow-rolling wave, it gradually washed across the marketplace, starting with the business market, where the IBM name had the greatest attraction. Some companies rode atop the wave…
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The Backbone: A History of the Internet
This page provides a single entry point to all the posts in the story of how the world got online. Now available as a book, buy here. The Backbone: Introduction One System, Universal Service? The U…