Henry Hardy's History of the Net
Henry Hardy's Master's Thesis.
Gregory Gromov's Internet History
Gromov provides a brief (one page) and comprehensive (nine page) history of the Worldwide Web before it was the Net we all know and love.
Hobbes' Internet Timeline
Written by Robert H'obbes' Zakon, Internet Evangelist, The MITRE Corporation.
A Little History of the World Wide Web
This document dates from 1995 and has not been updated, although the history is of course still valid.
Vannevar Bush's "As We May Think"
This article was originally published in the July 1945 issue of The Atlantic Monthly.
Hyperlinks to Histories of the Internet and the World Wide Web
A list of Internet history links.
NewbieNET
Where "Newbies become Knowbies" ... and have fun doing it!
Kadow's Internet Dictionary
A comprehensive dictionary of Internet terms.
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
A search returns either the single entry whose complete heading matches your search string exactly or, failing that, all entries whose headings start with your search string, ignoring case.
NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary
This online dictionary contains definitions of hundreds of words that are emerging as a new vocabulary surrounding the technology and community of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Whatis.com Online Dictionary
A dynamic Internet dictionary with many features, including Word of the day, Tips for new users, and more.
Matthew Gray's Internet Statistics
A collection of Internet statistics in one place.
Network Wizards Internet Domain Survey
The Domain Survey attempts to discover every host on the Internet by doing a complete search of the Domain Name System.
Georgia Institute of Technology GVU Center's World Wide Web User Surveys
Dedicated to gaining a better understanding of Web users and their reasons for accessing the Web.
Federal Networking Council's Definition of "Internet"
On October 24, 1995, the FNC unanimously passed a resolution defining the term Internet.
Chicago Network Access Point Home Page
Created to serve as an aide for new customers of the Ameritech Advanced Data Service's (AADS) Network Access Point (NAP).
New York Network Access Point Home Page
The Routing Arbiter Project - A Merit/ISI Collaboration With Subcontracts to Cisco Systems and the U-M ROC.
San Francisco Network Access Point Home Page
Pacific Bell's San Francisco NAP is one of the four original National Science Foundation sponsored network access points for the Internet infrastructure.
ADSL Forum
ADSL -- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line -- solves the bandwidth bottleneck to your home or business, over lines that already exist, your copper twisted pair telephone line.