[LINK] RFC: Beginnings of the Web in Australia

[Roger Clarke]

I've drafted a companion document to my longstanding 'Origins and 
Nature of the Internet in Australia' at: 
http://www.rogerclarke.com/II/OzI04.html

I'd appreciate feedback of all kinds, especially corrections, 
contrary intepretations, tidbits, and evidence in support of early 
contributions by Australians to the Web.

The focus is on content, because I've not detected any early 
contributions to the *technology* of the Web, such as the http 
protocol, the html standard, the httpd server, the various browsers, 
etc.

Please re-post this to relevant lists and individuals.

Thanks in advance!  ...  Roger Clarke


                         The Golden Year of 1993:
                  The Take-Off of the Web in Australia
                 http://www.rogerclarke.com/II/OzWH.html

The World Wide Web arrived just as connections to the Internet were 
broadening from academe to the public generally. It supported 
user-performed publishing, discoverability of content and access to 
documents, in both textual and graphical forms. The web-browser was 
the 'killer app' associated with the explosion of the Internet into 
the wider world. Australians were 'early movers' in applying the Web. 
This document traces the story of the Web in Australia from its 
beginnings in 1992, up to 1995, identifying key players and what they 
did, but set within the broader context.

         To skip the preliminaries and cut to the chase, go here:
               http://www.rogerclarke.com/II/OzWH.html#WOz


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Visiting Professor in the Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre      Uni of NSW
Visiting Professor in Computer Science    Australian National University