He did the WWW part, but the internet was here before that.
Millions of us were using "the internet" way before the WWW. We had Gopher, Telnet, Finger, Archie, Usenet, and many other ways to send and receive information. Before we had the internet, we had dial-up, which consisted of individually owned bulletin board systems (BBSs) and big players, such as Compu$erve, America Online (AOL), GEnie, Delphi, and a few others. On the BBSs, we had email. There was FidoNet, which would relay email messages around the country.
So, if the internet had never happened, we would still be able to share information electronically. And it would be almost impossible to control, as it was individuals communicating through their regular telephones using computers and modems.
He did the WWW part, but the internet was here before that.
Millions of us were using "the internet" way before the WWW. We had Gopher, Telnet, Finger, Archie, Usenet, and many other ways to send and receive information. Before we had the internet, we had dial-up, which consisted of individually owned bulletin board systems (BBSs) and big players, such as Compu$erve, America Online (AOL), GEnie, Delphi, and a few others. On the BBSs, we had email. There was FidoNet, which would relay email messages around the country.
So, if the internet had never happened, we would still be able to share information electronically. And it would be almost impossible to control, as it was individuals communicating through their regular telephones using computers and modems.