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# How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone Hardcover – October 23, 2018

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A superb book about the birth of the commercial internet
  

*by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2018*

How the Internet Happened (2018) by Brian McCullough is a really excellent look at how the commercial internet grew from the early 1990s until the launch of the iPhone. While writing the book McCullough recorded the interviews he did with people and released them as ‘The Internet History Podcast’. Critically McCullough also founded and co-founded a number of companies so he really knows about his subject.The books starts with the history of Mosaic and other early web browsers. Then Microsoft’s realisation of the importance of the internet. Netscape’s rise and fall is carefully covered. AOL, Ebay, Amazon and Yahoo and the early tech boom companies are then described in detail. Google’s birth, the bursting of the bubble and the how Google monetized internet advertising are the next subject. The book dives into mp3s and the iPod. The revitalisation of the internet companies after the ‘Nuclear Winter’ of the early 2000s and the rise of web 2.0 and social media are then covered. Finally the rise of the mobile internet with the launch of the iPhone is where the book ends.It would be very hard to read this book and not learn a lot. The details of the browser wars and how Google actually worked out how to make money are really interesting. Due to his inside knowledge and careful research McCullough manages to capture the zeitgeist of the times he writes about.The podcast has quite a bit that the book doesn’t including interviews with other computer historians and more detail on some subjects than the book.  But the book has been well edited and the most important parts kept.The book is probably going to become the default reference for the birth of the mass commercial internet. Just as Triumph of the Nerds by Robert X Cringely is the book to describe the rise of the PCs in the 1980s. McCullough has done a really great job with the book. Like Cringely he has the great advantage of being part of what he writes about. He’s also done a fantastic job interviewing the subjects for the book. Listening to the podcast is a delight for anyone interested in the history of technology. The book and podcast really are fantastic.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The Rise of the Internet -Masterfully Told
  

*by A***U on Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019*

This was a fascinating trip down memory lane for those of us old enough to remember the beginning of the Internet. I remember using and loving Netscape Navigator, before Internet Explorer became dominant. It's all here, from the beginnings in academia to the adoption of the masses: AOL, Myspace, the dotcom bubble and Web 2.0. All the major players are profiled as well, from Marc Andreesen to Marc Zuckerman. Expertly told and if you love audio, beautifully narrated by Timothy Andres Pabon. This is a history everyone should read since it covers many of the sites and technologies often taken for granted. Highly enjoyable, I found it hard to put down.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Very Thorough for Part of the Story
  

*by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2019*

Brian is doing an excellent job with his "Internet History Podcast" and has done a fantastic job with this book.  Katie Haffner's Book "Where Wizards Stay Up Late" tells much of the early part of the story, although it misses the classified aspects that were tied into the Minuteman Missile System.  But, between these two books is a huge hole with respect to how the networking of personal computers in the 1980's using systems like Novell Netware and AppleTalk were transformed to use TCP/IP all the way to the desktop.  The internet had to change and PC networking had to change.  In short, the two had to embrace each other, and do so in the face of concerted resistance by all of the most powerful technical companies of the day, who had the support of the US government for an alternate path toward an "information super highway."  So, the sum of these two books simply doesn't get you there.  Thus, the title is extremely misleading.  It should be more like: "How the Internet Happened - Part III."  Katie's book would be Part I.  Part II has yet to be written.

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