Community Memory Archive of postings to this discussion list dedicated to the history of The Internet. http://memex.org/community-memory.html

World-Wide Web: Origins And Beyond Lenny Zeltser describes some of the historical aspects of World-Wide Web development, as well as other forms of hypertext such as Xanadu. http://www.zeltser.com/WWW/

The Role of Government in the Evolution of the Internet Robet E. Kahn's contribution to "Revolution in the U.S. Information Structure", published in 1994 by the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/newpath/chap2.html

Short History of the Internet Science fiction author Bruce Sterling recounts the early history of ARPAnet and the Internet in this 1993 article. http://www.forthnet.gr/forthnet/isoc/short.history.of.internet

From Wartime Tool to the Fish Cam Scott Ruthfield explores the beginnings of the Internet, development of IMPs and packet-switching, ARPAnet, TCP/IP, and NSFNet, with references. http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds2-1/inet-history.html

NetHistory Chris Condon's informal history of BITNET and the Internet. Includes early net publications. http://nethistory.dumbentia.com/

A Brief History of the Internet An anecdotal history by Walt Howe of the people and communities that brought about the Internet and the Web. Includes a glossary of terms. http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/history.html

History of the Internet: Internet for Historians This overview by Richard T. Griffiths covers the development of computers, ArpaNet, email, search engines and Basic Net Data. http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/ivh/frame_theorie.html

80s BBS Yahoo group dedicated to the preservation of the history of the online world in the days before the Web (pre-1990). Text files, old buffer dumps, BBS discussions, buffers, or anything related to this era is welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/80sBBS/

Brief History of the Internet Ross Shannon provides an overview of the Internet's origins, from ARPANET and email to the Web. Includes a breakdown of the components that make up the Internet. http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/starthere/historyofthenet.html

Net Valley Explores the history of the Internet. Includes information on significant companies and Silicon Valley history. http://www.netvalley.com/

History of the Internet Dr. Rognar Ismaellsen covers the Web, ARPAnet, and TCP/IP. http://nethistory.hot-1000.com/

World Wide Web Journal Published from the winter of 1996 thru the fall of 1997. All issues online, including the Fourth International World Wide Web Conference Proceedings. http://www.w3j.com/

OrangePeel.com: History of the Internet Steven Hartley covers topics such as IMP, Packet Switching, ARPAnet, and TCP/IP. http://www.orangepeel.com/newOP/en/internet/shortHistory.php

A Brief History of the Internet Microsoft explains the origins of the web in ArpaNet, the contribution of Tim Berners-Lee, the World Wide Web Consortium and domain names. http://www.microsoft.com/insider/guide/history.asp

Netizens Netbook Anthology of the history of Usenet and the Internet, including descriptive as well as theoretical work. http://www.columbia.edu/~hauben/netbook/

SearchEngineWatch: Search Engine Birthdays It's been a little more than ten years ago that the first web search engines were born. Chris Sherman charts the dates starting with WWW Wanderer in 1993. http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3071951

History of the Web Beginning at CERN Cheryl Gribble gives a clear outline with bibliography and links to related sites. http://www.hitmill.com/internet/web_history.asp

The History of 404 The story behind HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found, and Room 404 at CERN. Wait for the real page to load. http://www.room404.com/

The World Wide Web History Project A collaborative effort to record and publish the history of the World Wide Web and its roots in hypermedia and networking. http://www.webhistory.org/