Host: Robert X. Cringely. Commentary: Robert Metcalfe, Scott McNealy, Bill Gates, Christine Comaford, Jeffrey Bezos, STeven Jobs, Steve Ballmer, John Doerr, Vinod Rhosia, Severo Ornstein, Larry Roberts, Bob Taylor, Leonard Kleinrock, Frank E. Heart, Dave Walden, Vint Cerf, Robert Kahn, Stewart Brand, Theodor Nelson, Howard Rheingold, Norman Abramson, Raymond Tomlinson.
Summary:
A three part series examining the ins and outs of one of the most volatile industries: the Internet. This first episode examines how the seeds of the Internet were planted by Sputnik. In a reaction to Russia's leap ahead in technology, the Pentagon developed a new agency called ARPA. ARPAnet was created to connect computer researchers at universities across the nation. In nine months flat, the technology was invented, built and installed.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)40277509
Locations:
SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)
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