A story of how @bagder cURL started as a component of an IRC bot in the 1990s. (18 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohzzGy5K9Dk

#IRC #cURL #TheSerialPort #TechHistory

RE: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/116153056914895130

#TheSerialPort YouTube channel is on a roll!

Last month they published a high-quality documentary about the origins of internet telephony (the og "IPhone"), featuring original interviews with the people directly involved.

Just 3 weeks later, they're following up with #curl, featuring @bagder .

#voip #tcp #http #protocols #ip #vocaltec #irc

Another awesome vid from #TheSerialPort
"Discovering the ORIGINAL IPhone from 1995"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cip9w-UxIc

#VocalTec #VOIP #IPhone

New 30min. video from #TheSerialPort: "The hidden story behind the Virtual LAN":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1zpdbOmXY

Has a nice, simple introduction into the concept of #VLAN s. And features some interesting ideas that people explored before - and after - this became a standard.

#Layer2 #8021q

This time, The Serial Port tackles the history of VLANs.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1zpdbOmXY

#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory #theserialport

I wish I could've been in the network space sometime 1990-2010. What a neat time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1zpdbOmXY

#TheSerialPort

Internet Relay Chat
#retro #irc #theserialport

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UbKenFipjo

#GeekAlert!🥹 If you have experienced the internet in the 90s, take a look at this mini series about retro/modem ISP and #Internet from #TheSerialPort - with actual hardware tested, interviews with people that made some of the things you now take for granted…🥰

A little nugget of knowledge and history gold.

#Network

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7qsY2QIYd8PLW1zXVcNFVA_oBqj5hwxy

Recreating Dell's first Linux PC
#retro #theserialport #ubuntu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOnEAhmN5zs