Above is a computer linked to the ARPANET and an employee, also captioned is a map of the US and the locations the ARPANET was linked to.
In the early 60’s, computers were for the first time was being connected together. The very first occurrence of a network was the ARPANET with Lawrence Roberts and Bob Taylor as the main organizers/managers. It used a primitive packet switching, and a protocol similar to TCP/IP. The internet came to be and evolved from the ARPANET, it was its for runner so to speak. Just so you understand, the internet was not an internet, "..The creation of the ARPAnet was not motivated by considerations of war. The ARPAnet was not an internet. An internet is a connection between two or more computer networks."-Bob Taylor. So the Internet is a collection of networks and the ARPANET was not one (see video for more info). The reason for its creation by the US government was the fact that the US was competing for the title of the most scientifically and technologically advanced country with the Soviet Union. In order to more easily communicate with one another in the US they created a computer network. So now if someone had a really good idea or concept, it wouldn't get lost in the maze of the vastly great amount of data. The ARPANET is also known for the creation of email, as Ray Tomlinson in 1972 put his computer mail program over it, with the addresses Username@Computername. Connected computers were now able to send documents over vast distances for the first time.
In 1980, Oxford graduate and computer enthusiast Tim Berners Lee was employed by CERN, later leaving for other business but coming back in 1984, he came with an idea which would better our media, the World Wide Web (WWW or the web).
The first early idea of the web in Tim's mind was a new way to organize information on computers. Before the data on computers was stored in Hierarchical Structure, which you could only follow the info in order the creator made it to be, almost like a family tree. Tim thought this system was inefficient and wasteful, having to narrow down your search by many time consuming steps. From this is where he came up with what became to be known as "Associative Structure,” where multiple links can be connected with one subject, bringing you to other facts and topics quicker, and making the reader more comprehended of the topic. Tim made a program to organize information this way, along with hypertext for the links, he entitled it “Enquire” (video goes more in depth). There were many other different programs that sorted information at CERN, all using hierarchical Structure. Part of his job was to work on these types of programs, he thought his was more practical. Then he investigated in to the Internet, though it only allowed boring pages of text to be sent afar. Tim wondered if he could combine Enquire, the Internet, and a great quantity of nodes into a mass communicating system to be able to do much more than simple text. Tim poured his studies into his new theoretical idea. It would become known as the World Wide Web, which allowed anyone to find precise info and carry out tasks, just like 'Enquire'.
In 1980, Oxford graduate and computer enthusiast Tim Berners Lee was employed by CERN, later leaving for other business but coming back in 1984, he came with an idea which would better our media, the World Wide Web (WWW or the web).
The first early idea of the web in Tim's mind was a new way to organize information on computers. Before the data on computers was stored in Hierarchical Structure, which you could only follow the info in order the creator made it to be, almost like a family tree. Tim thought this system was inefficient and wasteful, having to narrow down your search by many time consuming steps. From this is where he came up with what became to be known as "Associative Structure,” where multiple links can be connected with one subject, bringing you to other facts and topics quicker, and making the reader more comprehended of the topic. Tim made a program to organize information this way, along with hypertext for the links, he entitled it “Enquire” (video goes more in depth). There were many other different programs that sorted information at CERN, all using hierarchical Structure. Part of his job was to work on these types of programs, he thought his was more practical. Then he investigated in to the Internet, though it only allowed boring pages of text to be sent afar. Tim wondered if he could combine Enquire, the Internet, and a great quantity of nodes into a mass communicating system to be able to do much more than simple text. Tim poured his studies into his new theoretical idea. It would become known as the World Wide Web, which allowed anyone to find precise info and carry out tasks, just like 'Enquire'.