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by rusk 459 days ago
Does anyone know was Tim Berners Lee a fan and was he influenced or did he have any inkling he was manifesting the infrastructure for the guide?
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zabzonk 459 days ago
I think both Adams and Berners Lee were influenced/inspired by Ted Nelson and Project Xanadu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Xanadu

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predictsoft 459 days ago
Ted actually collaborated with Adams on Hyperland TV show.
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mike-the-mikado 459 days ago
It's quite likely that he heard the original radio broadcasts in 1978. Entertainment choices were much more limited then and it was very popular, particularly among young people with technical interests.
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hinkley 459 days ago
“As We May Think”, Vannevar Bush, 1945

Mother of All Demos, Douglas Engelbart, 1968

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