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Comment by z5h | Hacker News Reader

Great read. This made me curious about “the story” of the creation of the internet. ChatGPT suggested some books:

  1. Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet  
  2. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution  
  3. Inventing the Internet

Any comments on the above? Or other suggestions?

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I read 'Where Wizards Stay Up Late', thoroughly enjoyed it, and would recommend.

I can't speak to the others.

While not Internet-centric, hopefully you’ve read Hackers by Steven Levy.

No. (Shame). But I did just download “UNIX: A History and a Memoir”.

The Backbone

https://technicshistory.com/the-backbone/

There's also The Switch by the same person:

https://technicshistory.com/the-switch/

Not related to the "creation" of the Internet, but Clifford Stoll's The Cuckoo's Egg is a great read and I would highly recommend it. I also second "Where Wizards Stay Up Late".

I looked at those titles and wondered if ChatGPT just made them up.

I liked "The Dream Machine", which also tells how computers came to exist

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