Infographic: How to Explain the Internet to a 19th-Century Street Urchin | Linux Today

Infographic: How to Explain the Internet to a 19th-Century Street Urchin

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 3, 2010

“All you need is this giant flowchart. (And a time machine.)

“Do you know how the internet really works — how you’re able to
read this article on a magical glowing rectangle attached to a
keyboard? Neither do we. But if you ever have to explain the inner
workings of the web to someone even less informed — say, a
homeless orphan from the 1800s — you can now feign understanding,
thanks to this handy cheat sheet created by flowchart guru Doogie
Horner.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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