Gallery: The World Wide Web hits 20
by Andy Smith | March 13, 2009 8:55am PDT | Image 1 of 13
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In March 1989, Tim Berners-Lee submitted a paper called "Information Management: a Proposal" to his supervisor Mike Sendall. This document, called "vague, but exciting" by Sendall, became the blueprint for the World Wide Web which launched the following year.
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So, the first web server was a Next machine... who'd a thunk
it?
it?
Neat to see the roots of OS X displayed in such favorable
light on ZDNET. There are some aspects of the UI I really
miss from the old NextStep/OPENSTEP days.
light on ZDNET. There are some aspects of the UI I really
miss from the old NextStep/OPENSTEP days.
The Internet existed before the Web. It was menu-driven, no pictures. But it was fun! Post a question and someone would answer, usually an expert in the field. Not as dangerous as it is today. Databases existed, mostly flat-file records. We've come a long way!
usenet, uucp ftp etc... I used them all for research
and entertainment and was awestruck even then at the
potential. When i left my research role and went into
IT (doubling my money) I tried to get people
interested in the internet... rather fruitlessly "what
will we use it for" was the cry, "we need a business
model", "I cant see a way to make money" and on and on
it went. Several years later when I left the company
they were beginning to see the potential, but I was no
longer interested in hitting my head against the wall.
Still applies I guess
and entertainment and was awestruck even then at the
potential. When i left my research role and went into
IT (doubling my money) I tried to get people
interested in the internet... rather fruitlessly "what
will we use it for" was the cry, "we need a business
model", "I cant see a way to make money" and on and on
it went. Several years later when I left the company
they were beginning to see the potential, but I was no
longer interested in hitting my head against the wall.
Still applies I guess
Wow! 20 yrs ago I couldn't get my head around it. Now I can't imagine life without it.
@piddlypoo I get into think like annotations approach ph???enter???mine are at all pri???ligy amusement. You can appraise headed for be serious because phent???erm???ine is the single you heard.
They called it W3 from the beginning. Why didn't we stick with that instead of calling it WWWWWWW...?
P.S. Good work, ZD!
P.S. Good work, ZD!
I thought Al Gore Invented the WEB. What a "let down".
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