The Internet Relay Chat by Jarkko Oikarinen
"If it is not logic, it's magic."
- Jarkko Oikarinen
The history of IM (Instant Messaging) on the internet is wide, spanning over three decades of new developments and innovations.
Tech Faces
Though the computer was invented in the 1940s and the internet in the 1960s, it was not until the communication protocols that made the internet popular and widely used.
Since the invention of the protocols that are used by computers to connect to a network, the world of the internet has evolved, making it one of the most widely used means of communication today.
Instead of a single inventor, the internet was developed by many people over many years. With the birth of the internet came great possibilities for many entrepreneurs and people with great minds. They went beyond the invention of the internet, and changed the way how the world sees technology with their inventions and ideas.
And at the same time, technology, computers, mobile and IT develop in a faster rate than they were ever before.
A Minor Addition for a Big Impact by Raymond Tomlinson
"Email came out of a personal desire for a more convenient and functional way to communicate."
- Raymond Tomlinson
The Hosting Controversy by Kim Dotcom
"If someone sends something illegal in an envelope through your postal service... You don’t shut down the post office"
- Kim Dotcom
The Digital Library by Brewster Kahle
"If we go and bring universal access to all human knowledge it will be remembered as one of the great things humankind has ever done."
- Brewster Kahle
Engineering the Web with Robert Cailliau
"When we have all data online it will be great for humanity. It is a prerequisite to solving many problems that humankind faces."
- Robert Cailliau
The Place for Online Merchants by Jeff Bezos
"What's dangerous is not to evolve."
- Jeff Bezos
Digitizing the Culture with Michael Hart
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people."
- Michael Hart
The Bitten Apple and Tim Cook
"I'd rather Apple cannibalize Apple than somebody else cannibalize Apple."
- Tim Cook
Pioneering the Internet with Bob Kahn
"New capabilities emerge just by virtue of having smart people with access to state-of-the-art technology."
- Bob Kahn
The Idea of Vision by Paul Allen
"What should exist? To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don't have? How can we realize our potential?"
- Paul Allen