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What do you think will the tech bros jump on next? (feddit.org)
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[–] Daryl 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I don't need to 'look up the history'. I was there from the beginning. ARPA and DARPA. Unix based. No WWW, no HTTP, no HTML. . No 'MarkUp Language' at all, because there were no web pages. No browsers. Everything text based TCP/IP. Pin-up 'Pictures' sent as very elaborate constructs made from different typed ASCII characters providing the different shades of grey, depending on the density of the characters. I still have one. tucked away somewhere in my file drawer, I think. Since it was mostly used by grad student tech nerds in the beginning, discipline was strictly enforced by 'flaming'. It was only when the WWW became well established that corporations realize there was money to be made from it. Before that, it was indeed 'free'. Well, the lines paid for by the Government and Universities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

liar and a fraud

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I am referring to that. When the 90s rolled around and the internet became viable and was still being heavily invested in by the government it was only then that corporations wanted to own the spoils while leaving the costs still up to the public to invest in the basic necessary research and development and infrastructure.

It could have been much, much better, is what I am saying. And you clearly know this, too.