A Brief Internet History Lesson

The HISTORY OF COMPUTING PROJECT offers a timeline of the major events in the history of computers, biographies of computer pioneers, and even a history of video games.

http://www.thocp.net/

HOBBES' INTERNET TIMELINE gives a brief history of Internet milestones from 1957 to present.

http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline

"WHERE WIZARDS STAY UP LATE: THE ORIGINS OF THE INTERNET" tells the story of the origins of the Internet, based on interviews with the people who made it happen. Perhaps you've never heard of Bob Taylor, Vint Cerf or J.R. Licklider but after reading this book you'll want to thank them. Search for the book here:

http://www.bestwebbuys.com/books/compare/isbn/0684832674

THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S History of the Internet page offers a long list of articles about the history of the Internet, the Web and Usenet. Of particular interest are the ISOC's A Brief History of the Internet and The World Wide Web: Past, Present and Future by Tim Berners-Lee, credited as the inventor of the Web.

http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/

Snapshots of the Web

The Internet Archive has been taking "snapshots" of Internet sites since 1996 and stashing them away for posterity. To date, more than 10 billion pages have been stored in the Internet Archive's database. Using the Wayback Machine is a wonderful walk down memory lane if you've been online for a few years.

http://www.archive.org/

Back to the Future

Two questions that people often ask me are "Why does it take so long for my computer to start up?" and "Why is my computer running slower than it used to?"

I have this theory that sludge builds up inside a computer over time, much like an automobile engine. After a while, it doesn't start right up like when it was new, it stalls unexpectedly, and performance is sluggish on the (information) highway. Wouldn't it be nice if there was something like engine cleaner you could pour into your PC to restore that "like new" performance?

Well voila! My new recipe for Cyber Sludge Remover is guaranteed to make your computer start quicker and run faster. And of course you can get it at no charge. Read my article "Making Windows XP Start Faster" and then tell me how it worked for you.

http://www.askbobrankin.com/make_windows_xp_run_faster.html