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Learning from the Past: History Time! #2

/*Sharkie*/ on July 23, 2019

Hello again everyone! We're back at it, reading The Internet Guide to New Users, and we've finally reached Chapter 1! And honestly? This chapter ta...
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Phil Ashby • Edited

I lived through some of it (started work in '89, just before HTTP/0.9 arrived, was using JANet in the UK while at Uni from '85), every time I see someone learning about it for the first time..

XKCD 10000

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Areahints

i absolutely enjoyed this article, its a good thing you know i'm lazy and wont click any link but, you made great jokes and i read to the end cos its exciting and unique.. <3

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/*Sharkie*/

I'm lazy too, I totally understand!

Thank you for reading!! It's just a bit of fun for me, and I love hearing that others find it fun too! :)

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Nellie Tobey

Love this. You broke things down in such and understandable way. I can't wait to read what's next!

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/*Sharkie*/

That's the goal! Also to get some use out of these darn textbooks...

They can be so confusing and hard to understand sometimes, I want to try make it as easy and fun as possible! :)