JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 1(4): 221-231, doi: 10.3217/jucs-001-04-0221
About WWW
expand article infoR. Cailliau‡
‡ CERN

Corresponding author: R. Cailliau ( cailliau@www.cern.ch )

© R. Cailliau.
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Citation: Cailliau R (1995) About WWW. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 1(4): 221-231. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-001-04-0221
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Abstract
The World-Wide Web is the most talked-about distributed information system today. This paper does not touch on its workings, it tries to give a brief history and outlines the feelings provoked by the explosive adoption in all circles of WWW as the first vehicle on the Global Information Infrastructure.
Keywords
WWW, World-Wide Web, History, SGML, cultural Aspects, Society.