Re: [NTLK] NewtsCape Was: Web Broswers

From: Charles Isaac (newton_at_aslannet.org)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 21:15:09 EST


On Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at 07:13 PM, Michael J. Hu=DFmann gave =
his=20
wisdom:

>
> Charles Isaac (newton_at_aslannet.org) mentioned:
>> But you forget Al Gore invented the web in 1969. (please no political
>> flames).
>> I was using the basics of the web email and data transfer since the
>> early 80s
>
> "The web" is usually taken to refer to the "World Wide Web" (WWW) --=20=

> the
> HTTP protocol, HTML, that kind of stuff. It was invented by Tim=20
> Berners-
> Lee in the early 90s. Other internet protocols and services such as=20
> mail,
> FTP, Archie, Gopher etc. are much older, but that's not "the web".
>
> - Michael

Ok I will give the point and agree.

That is true and i was pushing the term a little (maybe alot) bit.

Charles
-still love my newton.

:)

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