[ih] Invention of The Internet - circa 1920

[Clark Gaylord]

Tom Standage's The Victorian Internet makes an interesting read in this
context, wrt telegraphy as an "Internet" technology, and especially gets
into some of the social elements of telegraph operators, which are quite
reminiscent (preminiscent?) of this community

https://amzn.to/3uCFk9m

Clark

On Tue, Nov 28, 2023, 01:47 Jack Haverty via Internet-history <
internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Yes, it's fiction, but I just saw an interesting episode of Murdoch
> Mysteries, in which the Internet is invented, over a century ago, with
> lots of its advantages and foibles revealed.   If you get a chance to se
> it, it's an interesting alternative view of Internet History, and
> commentary on the real Internet of today.
>
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18602066/
>
> The Inventor, in the TV show, also wears a 3-piece suit.
>
> Jack Haverty
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