The Story of the Internet (Voiceover)

Author: (English) Bryant, S. (Author), Tian Zhiling (Translator)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: "This is a software that will change everything. Soon everyone will use it," Mark Andreessen said to John. John often heard such claims. His job was to finance new companies, so he met people every day who believed their ideas would change the world and earn countless riches in the process. But Mark and his plan were different. Although only 23 years old, Mark had more than enough reasons to be confident. Several months ago, he wrote a computer program called "Mosaic." Now two million people are using it. When Mark Andreessen said his software would change everything, the Internet was still a hobby for most users. People thought no one could make money from the Internet. But before the roads were built, people had never said cars couldn't make money. When they couldn't make phone calls, they also claimed that telephones wouldn't sell.
In 1994, only a few saw the potential business opportunities of the Internet, and Mark Andreessen was one of them. His "Netscape" company made it possible for ordinary people to use a technology that had previously only been available to scientists and engineers. The Internet was born as a negligible part of the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. But starting in the 21st century, it became a technology poised to change the lives of almost everyone on Earth. This book tells the story of the Internet.