A social history of Bitnet and Listserv, 1985-1991. Grier, D. & Campbell, M. Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE, 22(2):32--41, 2000.
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\textlessp\textgreaterAfter the engineers had built computer networks, users had to\textlessbr/\textgreaterbuild the social networks that made them useful. Listserv, the combined\textlessbr/\textgreatermailing list and file server, was an important tool for those interested\textlessbr/\textgreaterin building network-based organizations. It first appeared on Bitnet, an\textlessbr/\textgreateracademic network based on IBM computers. The early versions of Listserv\textlessbr/\textgreaterbecame operational in the mid-1980s and its early archives show how\textlessbr/\textgreaternetwork users learned to use the software and, perhaps more importantly,\textlessbr/\textgreaterhow to manage network-based organizations\textless/p\textgreater
@article{grier_social_2000,
	title = {A social history of {Bitnet} and {Listserv}, 1985-1991},
	volume = {22},
	issn = {1058-6180},
	doi = {10.1109/85.841135},
	abstract = {{\textless}p{\textgreater}After the engineers had built computer networks, users had to{\textless}br/{\textgreater}build the social networks that made them useful. Listserv, the combined{\textless}br/{\textgreater}mailing list and file server, was an important tool for those interested{\textless}br/{\textgreater}in building network-based organizations. It first appeared on Bitnet, an{\textless}br/{\textgreater}academic network based on IBM computers. The early versions of Listserv{\textless}br/{\textgreater}became operational in the mid-1980s and its early archives show how{\textless}br/{\textgreater}network users learned to use the software and, perhaps more importantly,{\textless}br/{\textgreater}how to manage network-based organizations{\textless}/p{\textgreater}},
	number = {2},
	journal = {Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE},
	author = {Grier, D.A. and Campbell, M.},
	year = {2000},
	keywords = {Bitnet, History, IBM computers, Listserv, academic network, archives, computer networks, email, file server, file servers, mailing list, network users, social history, social networks, wide area networks},
	pages = {32--41}
}

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