The history of the internet - absolutely not as boring as you think!

History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.

History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.

...and while we're on the subject: this news report from the 1980s on the rise of 'internet' (it didn't even have a 'the' yet!)

This is absolutley fascinating. Usually, when you watch predictions-from-the-past coverage, you do so because it's funny - they were so wrong, and did men really wear bell-bottoms and turtle necks? Hee hee!

This, though, this looks like what we have now but without graphics. Less has changed than I thought. I yelped halfway through - apparently, emoticons were already in use and they were already called emoticons! :O