Collaborative Weblink Service
by George Pilling, District Library Media Specialist
Internet History
for Mr. Kersey, Green Acres School
June, 2002
Computer History Museum http://www.computerhistory.org Exhibits at this searchable Web site include A History of the Internet: 1962-1992 , Microprocessor Evolution: 1971-1996 , and a Hall of Fellows with brief biographies of notable men and women associated with computers and the Internet. There are also images of artifacts, a timeline, and links to transcripts and/or media streams of past museum lectures and other events. The museum is located on Moffett Field in Mountain View, CA.
The Living Internet http://www.livinginternet.com This site describes the Internet's history, how it works, how to use it (including advanced use), security issues, and related information. Sections are: Internet; World Wide Web; Usenet Newsgroups; Electronic Mail; Mailing Lists, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), and Multi-User Dimensions (MUD). The best way to get an idea of the extensive amount of information available here is to click on the Section Index in the top frame after selecting a section from the left frame. The References section provides citations, with links, to additional online resources.
An Internet History timeline http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline From the 1957 Sputnik launch date (the reason ARPA was formed) to this year - hyperlinked history and stats of the 'net.
The History of the Internet By Dave Kristula http://www.davesite.com/webstation/net-history.shtml - a timeline of Internet History. Good, but contains many pop-ups.
Internet Court Decisions by Philips Nizer, Attorney. http://www.phillipsnizer.com/internetlibrary.htm Provides links to the actual court cases on issues from copyright to wiretaps. This one may stick you.
Note: Most of the above sites were found by using the librarian's Index to the Internet, http://www.lii.org and Kathy Schrock's Guide for educators, http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide
Collected June 2002
