A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

New York: TV Books, 1998. First edition.
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Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet presents the development of the
Web as a product of colliding, dualistic forces: the individuality of the
personal computer and the universality of a global network. Along the way,
other complementary opposites arise, such as the intersection of the
"computer lib" hippie hacker and the IBM or Pentagon bureaucrat. The
biographies of these visionaries, and the magnificent changes their ideas
induced, make Nerds 2.0.1 compelling reading.

Nerds 2.0.1 is a unique computer-history book, in that it is really a
history of networking. Author Stephen Segaller covers all the current heavy
hitters of the technology industry in depth: Novell, 3Com, and Cisco. In
particular, the story of the creation of Cisco and the ousting of the
original founders by the sponsoring venture capitalist shows the high-level
stakes and intrigue this billionaire world holds...