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What?!? Computer Revolution!?

I realize that implying that the computer revolution was in 1984 may send some people into fits of rage, consecutive fits of rage.

Today's title links to an excellent recounting of the early days of modern computing and the emergence of Unix, the Internet, the World Wide Web, Linux and of course, open source software. Previous chapters can be found on Groklaw, and I encourage you to go and read them, it is pertinent to what you are doing now, whether you do it on a propietary or a free platform.

The information soldier knows that by studying the past he becomes at present better prepared for the future...