tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post4382537463120232530..comments2024-03-18T22:38:47.298-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: In case you wondered ....Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-46524086208801912062012-07-25T18:41:45.131-04:002012-07-25T18:41:45.131-04:00Still, the Xerox connection seems the crucial one....Still, the Xerox connection seems the crucial one.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-62649491715851951432012-07-24T21:07:03.723-04:002012-07-24T21:07:03.723-04:00Not to flog a dead horse, but http://catless.ncl.a...Not to flog a dead horse, but http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/26.94.html#subj1 has more on the subject.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-61230329880630623172012-07-23T20:12:49.620-04:002012-07-23T20:12:49.620-04:00A piece referring to "the Ethernet" does...A piece referring to "the Ethernet" does not inspire confidence. Ethernet is an excellent protocol, but it is primarily used for building or campus-sized installations, not over the long haul. One might suggest that the boom in ethernet technology during the 1990s had something to do with the general improvements in circuitry, fiber optics, etc.<br /><br />Nor is it accurate to say that Tim Berners-Lee invented hyperlinks; he led the team that devised the HTTP protocol and HTML. This team worked, as it happens, at CERN, an entity supported by European governments.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com