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[azurelunatic]

McGuirk asked the class to come up with some historical context for the internet timeline. What happened in the 60's?

According to the guy behind me, the hippies landed on the moon. Or at least thought they did...

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[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

It all started with Vannevar Bush....

[azurelunatic]

/me is clueless regarding the reference

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

Bush's As We May Think article published in 1945 is often regarded as what "started" the lines of thinking that led to the 'net.

[dragontdc.livejournal.com]

And of course DARPA and ARPANet

[azurelunatic]

Yep.

She was lecturing about all these, but wanted us to name some other things that were happening in the world.

[azurelunatic]

Ah, thaaaaank you. Demland is telling us to read everything. So... read I shall.

[dragontdc.livejournal.com]

Cold War, Viet Nam, British Invasion, Psychedelics, Flower Power, Hippies, Hot Rods, Hair, Disney Animated Features, Spaghetti Westerns, The Space Race, LBJ, the Congo War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Born Free, Batfink, everything a-go-go, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Hot Pants, Star Trek

[azurelunatic]

Lots of things.