The History of the Internet in 8 Minutes

We have here a short, catchy animated documentary that explains how we get from the 1950s to the internet that we know and love today. Along the way, it covers inventions ranging from time-sharing to filesharing, from Arpanet to Internet. Have a look:



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  1. Tamara says . . . | January 7, 2009 / 8:19 am

    well done

  2. John Sanabria says . . . | January 7, 2009 / 6:22 pm

    cool! :-D

  3. V says . . . | January 8, 2009 / 8:39 pm

    Amazing video.. well directed!

  4. History of the net | randzig says . . . | January 28, 2009 / 5:23 pm

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  6. OKAPI Spotlight- January 2009 « Open Knowledge and the Public Interest says . . . | February 23, 2009 / 11:23 am

    [...] visitor standing behind a velvet cordon.” History of the Internet In 8 Minutes Video by: picol http://www.oculture.com/2009/01/the_history_of_the_internet_in_8_minutes.html “At that time, knowledge was only transferred by people. The DARPA plan a large scale network in [...]

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