The History of the Internet

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The Internet: we couldn’t live without it….But how did it begin? Find out in this short animation.

What is your first memory of the internet? Holler at me if you thought computers were only for “Oregon Trail”!


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Joshua Johnson aka Joshywashington is a soggy Seattle based adventurer with a penchant for misty mountains and black coffee. Read Josh's BLOG, watch his VIDEOS and connect on TWITTER. He and his wife Bridget operate their New Media production company, Confluence Creative Media from Seattle and L.A.

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  • Hal Amen replied on September 22, 2009

    Nice vid, Josh.

    I had only heard of Oregon Trail from my wife, but we were with a group of Americans/Canadians her age and they all knew about it! A “generational” thing, maybe (even though I’m only two years older)? Or did I just miss out?

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  • Katie Hammel replied on September 22, 2009

    My family’s first computer was a Commodore 64, a beast whose only purpose was for us to play video games on (which required the insertion of a giant floppy disk). My first “computer class” in grade school was basically 45 minutes of game playing. Of course we played Oregon Trail, and another game (I can’t remember the name) that involved going through a haunted house. I didn’t even get my first email address until college – 1998.

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