Already on its third episode, Download: The True Story of the Internetis a nostalgic look back at the beginning of the internet, the bubble, the trouble, and the legacy. Discovery Channel (check DSC’s listings) is airing this engaging miniseries, hosted by journalist John Heileman, and I, for one, am hooked. Having lived and worked through the dynamic time portrayed in this docu-journalistic offering I find myself glued to the set. I wanted (heck…want) to be these guys and it’s great to get such a quality pop culture-esque treatment.
“Download: The True Story of the Internet is about a revolution — the technological, cultural, commercial and social revolution that has radically changed our lives.” (read more)
Oh yeah, that pretty much says it all. The first 2 eps are being re-aired throughout the month so go set your TiVos .
Back in 1989, Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau initiated a project called ENQUIRE at CERN which was the beginning of the World Wide Web. A copy of the original first webpage, created by Berners-Lee, is kept here (time warp SFX).
The facts are these:
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (or CERN - I know, I know - it should be called EONR right? Well the acronym is French, so stick that in your router and pipe it.) is the world’s largest particle physics laboratory situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the border between France and Switzerland.
Based on the concept of hypertext, the project was aimed at facilitating sharing information among researchers (now look at us). The first website went on-line in 1991. On 30 April 1993, CERN announced that the World Wide Web would be free to anyone (Net Neutrality!!!!!).
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