Message-ID: <199709301201.NAA00239@salsa.gih.co.uk> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 13:01:16 +0100 From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <mailto:ocl@GIH.COM> Subject: New web pages about Internetology - spread of the Net in the world To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Hi everyone,The Internet has exploded in size in the last few years. I have been tracking the spread of Internet and E-mail connectivity since 1993, and I recently put together some pages to reflect on the continuing spread of Internet/E-mail in the world since that time.
I would like to announce the opening of a new section on my Web site, called "Internetology". It provides a graphical history of the spread of the Net in developing countries, by taking snapshots of Internet connectivity every six months since November 1993. All of the maps tie-up with the information that is included with the FAQ on International E-mail accessibility.
Some continents were already well connected in 1993, so there is little change over the years. But for some others, the period 1993-1997 has been a period of radical change. It is possible that the spread of Internet in those countries was a direct reflection of the development of the country's telecommunication infrastructure.
The reference for the pages is:
http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/misc/bymap/ntlgy/
As time goes on, I will add further information in this section, including links to other sites which look at the Internet's history. First one to open the dance is the great paper recently published in ISOC's magazine, looking at more than 20 years of Internetting. Fascinating reading.
20 years ? It's time for the Internet to have it's "ology".
Kind regards,
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