Lorenzo T. R. FloresDec 25, 2023
Jens Ohlig
December 25, 1990 – The first successful communication between an HTTP client and server over the Internet. The client was Tim Berners-Lee‘s WorldWideWeb – later renamed to differentiate between the software and the project named World Wide Web.
Dec 25, 2023 at 10:04amWeb
Show threadWladimir MuftyDec 25, 2023

@johl

“Vague but exciting”
I think of that remark on the proposal of the www a lot when giving feedback to others

#theRestIsHistory #www #otherWorld

Show threadLeonardo Ferreira FontenelleDec 26, 2023
@wlaatje @johl once I saw a documentary, and someone who was there at the time said when prototype was ready people said "oh, that's what to you were were speaking of"
Show threadMarius Gundersen - mdg 🌻Dec 25, 2023
@johl aha, so that is what advent of code has been counting down to
Show threadGabriel PettierDec 25, 2023
@johl keeping up with tradition of nerds working on personal projects on christmas, instead of partying. 😆
Show threadBrett KosinskiDec 25, 2023
@johl I'm just glad to see I'm not the only one who's idea of a relaxing Christmas day is spending time quietly hacking away on passion projects...
Show threadGraham RossiterDec 25, 2023

@johl I have vague and dusty memories of other technologies like WAIS and Gopher. I did quite like Gopher in a strange geeky sort of fashion. WAIS, not so much.

Then there were coke servers, and fingering [email protected].

All at 9600-none-eight-one of course, with a trusty US Robotics Sportster, binging, bonging and squawking at me all night....

Show threadNicky McCurdyDec 27, 2023
@johl What was it renamed to?
Show threadJens OhligDec 27, 2023
@nickm It was renamed to Nexus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldWideWeb
WorldWideWeb - Wikipedia