Netizens On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet [Hardcover]

Netizens, one of the first books detailing the Internet, looks at the creation and development of this participatory global computer network. The authors conducted online research to find out what makes the Internet tick . This research results in an informative examination of the pioneering vision and actions that have helped make the Net possible. The book is a detailed description of the Net's construction and a step-by-step view of the past, present, and future of the Internet, the Usenet and the WWW.

The book gives you the needed perspective to understand how the Net can impact the present and the turbulent future. These questions are answered: What is the vision that inspired or guided these people at each step? What was the technical or social problem or need that they were trying to solve? What can be done to help nourish the future extension and development of the Net? How can the Net be made available to a broader set of people?Foreword.

Preface.

Introduction.

PART I. THE PRESENT: WHAT HAS BEEN CREATED AND HOW.

Chapter 1. The Net and Netizens: The Effect the Net Has on People's Lives.

Chapter 2. The Evolution of Usenet: The Poor Man's ARPANET

Chapter 3. The Social Forces Behind the Development of Usenet.

Chapter 4. The World of Usenet.

PART II: THE PAST:WHERE HAS IT ALL COME FROM.

Chapter 5. The Vision of Interactive Computing and the Future.

Chapter 6. Cybernetics, Time-sharing Human-Computer Symbiosis and Online Communities: Creating a Supercommunity of Online Communities.

Chapter 7. Behind the Net: The Untold Story of the ARPANET and Computer Science.

Chapter 8. The Birth and Development of the ARPANET.

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