GemHunter Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) The Internet is a network of networks. It is a truly decentralized collaborative creation, and in this series of articles, we are explaining how it works. In Part 1, we took the journey through time and learned how this once-unimaginable idea of interconnected earth came to fruition. The Internet, originating from ARPANET, spread through the world like a virus. Albeit rapid expansion, the Internet for the longest time was government-funded and restricted to non-commercial uses such as scientific research. Only in the 90s, after passing new legislation in the US, precursors of modern-day ISPs started forming, and it kickstarted the commercialization of the Internet. Then, the real evolution began https://medium.com/syntropynet/the-rise-of-the-commercial-internet-and-how-it-grew-into-the-network-of-networks-part-2-a862ddd75f32 Edited November 6, 2021 by GemHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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