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Kleinrock on ARPANET chatter

Posted by: johnnyryan on: 18 April 2009

Researching my book on the history of the Internet,  I asked Len Kleinrock three key questions yesterday. I asked him at what point it was clear that the early ARPANET – the forerunner to the Internet – became dominated by informal chatter between researchers. The answer was interesting.
The point at which it became abundantly clear [...]

Update on next book – on the history of the Net

Posted by: johnnyryan on: 23 December 2008

This is among the most interesting things I have done yet. In September 2009, I am due


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I'm interested in 4 things: A) THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET AND ITS LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE; B) Ireland’s Digital Competitiveness; c) the Political Impact of the Internet; D) How ideas - including violent political ideas - are communicated online.