Exploring the Internet: A Technical Travelogue
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (635 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0132968983 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 379 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ralph E. Johnson said get a copy if you can. It is out of print? I better keep my copy safe!This is a great book, explaining why the TCP/IP standards killed off the OSI/ISO standards, why so many people don't get the internet, and what it takes to be a technical leader. It is written by somebody who knows networking inside and out, but who also understands politics. He is a very good writer, and has a deep understanding of his topic. You should read the book if you want to understand where the internet came from, and. Reflections and Frustrations Widely available through 2nd hand shops at Amazon, this book provides a comprehensive look into "the internet that once was" in the early 90's of the last century.This travelogue brings the reader to many nations that were then only at the beginning of the world's largest-ever communications network. Way before commercial breakthrough of the internet, this book is about building the basic infrastructure between computer centers, about getting the technical communications p. One of the Guideposts of Internet History I've owned this book since the early 1990s, back when it was new, and my appreciation of it has only deepened over time. It's a technical book in one sense: few non-geeks will know what all the acronyms stand for. I didn't know them all when I first read it, but by the end of the book my knowledge had increased considerably. Now, going back to read it is more than just nostalgic. It reminds me that the Internet is a physical entity occupying buildings, machines, offices, a
Malamud relates his experiences as a "digital tourist" who circled the globe three times visiting Internet sites in over 50 cities. In the tradition of classic travel literature, this "technical travelogue" reveals the incredible scope and diversity of the Internet--the massive worldwide computer network now connecting seven million people in 33 countries, and growing at a rate of 20 percent per month. His reports from the field provide an astonishing glimpse at global politics behind the worldwide engineering effort that has built the Internet. 30 photographs.
About the Author Malamud is the founder of the Internet Multicasting Service, a nonprofit research group that the Associated Press called "a glimpse of the future."
Malamud is the founder of the Internet Multicasting Service, a nonprofit research group that the Associated Press called "a glimpse of the future."