The early internet was a fairly boring place compared with the rich medium we now have in the 21st century. Without graphical browsers and only fairly rudimentary (and esoteric) commands, early adopters were able to do only certain academic tasks for a period of time. Starting from ARPANET (the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), it was designed to facilitate basic communication and file transfers by being one of the first packet-switching networks. Additionally, it was the first network to implement the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite, which we now take for granted as it runs behind the scenes of all modern web applications.
Why is this significant? The early internet was designed for fundamental and simple purposes, but it has grown since then. As a Python developer, you already understand the power of the modern web, so a full history of the web isn't needed. Let's skip to the origins of what...
