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. doi abstract bibtex \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
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title = {A social history of {Bitnet} and {Listserv}, 1985-1991},
volume = {22},
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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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