Historiography!

1995: The Start of User Friendly Internet


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I found some engaging primary sources on the rise of the internet! The first is an instructional video from 1996 on how to use the internet as a kid for studying and playing games!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A81IwlDeV6c

The second is a show from 1995 called, "Computer Chronicles" which played on PBS! There are several key indicators and predictions of what the internet was going to become! Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XluovrUA6Bk

The bottom line is this, the internet is incredibly cool and we need to appreciate where it came from so that we can appreciate it now!!!

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Historiography!By Jim Stewart Allen

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