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The Surprising History of the Internet’s Firsts

The curious minds at ColdFusion explore the surprising history of the internet’s firsts. This matters because understanding ...
Ars Technica

An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1

In a very real sense, the Internet, this marvelous worldwide digital communications network that you’re using right now, was created because one man was annoyed at having too many computer terminals ...
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Image of the Day: A timeline of Internet websites

When did the websites you’ve come to know and love actually come into existence? Thanks to WHOIS.com, an online identity provider, we can determine when a website registered its domain name. The first ...
Ars Technica

A history of the Internet, part 2: The high-tech gold rush begins

Welcome to the second article in our three-part series on the history of the Internet. If you haven’t already, read part one here. As a refresher, here’s the story so far: The ARPANET was a project ...