Steve Brammer
I know you have explained the reasons why, and probably wish the whole subject could just be laid to rest, but I must make some further comment regarding the lack of international distribution of the...
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I'm rather disappointed in the one sided portrayal of Microsoft as the bad guys in this program. They are one of the biggest reasons for the use of the internet beyond the hippies and the hobbiests....
View ArticleRobin Rowlands
Hopefully we can get along without the BBC resorting to CENSORING a real and meaningful discussion about the internet's current direction of travel and the concerns and hopes about what it may...
View ArticleDan Biddle
@Steve Brammer - Hi Steve, I think I've said about all I can on the issue of the internationalisation. One thing to consider though is that you bring issues of copyright into this debate - that's not...
View ArticleSteve Brammer
Sorry Dan you are right, it's not a question of copyright and we don't need to discuss that here.However you say the problems lie in the area of UK public licence funding. If this means that the...
View ArticleLPW
As this is essentially an educational programme I was initially surprised how easily the terms 'World Wide Web' and 'The Internet' (note the capital 'I' !) were swapped, incorrectly.However, although...
View ArticleBBC Hypocrisy
Point out a single 'copyright' statute that governs this decision. Aside from the age of the most recent copyright laws, nowhere is there a law that would mean the iplayer cannot be used in the same...
View Articlepaulmorriss
No series catchup for this, so it doesn't expire after 7 days?Interesting that the graphic showing packets going different ways, that was previewed here, got chopped so we never saw them combining!A...
View ArticleDan Biddle
@BBC Hypocrisy - er... I just said that this isn't about copyright, so I don't need to point to any 'copyright' statutes; I haven't said anything about 'laws' governing decisions either, so the same...
View ArticleSteve Brammer
@Dan Biddle - Thanks for the suggestion about looking at the BBC Internet Blog for better information and discussion regarding an international iPlayer. Unfortunately looking at, and searching through...
View ArticleDino
I enjoyed the first episode and look forward to the rest of this informative series, but it is unfortunate (and annoying) that the presenter consistently pronounces such an important word to the topic...
View ArticleBriantist
aidanfolkes: Whilst the TCP/IP stack was in the first release of Windows 95, Internet Explorer was not, there was the original X25-based The Microsoft Network.
View ArticlePhilip Bergman
Excellent programme and presenter. However I felt the omission of any mention of Mosaic and Netscape's contribution to the web was unfortunate and might have given less informed viewers the impression...
View ArticleRobin Rowlands
BBC Virtual Revolution - UK Only!!!Pushed this Blog could get interesting.Especially if the Episodes are not set and can react dynamically.It all hangs on who comes to the blog and what they bring to...
View Articlecping500
Let's stop the nonsense. The Trust told me that the BBC is for anyone who wants to use its services WHO IS IN THE UK. It is financed by a license fee which it holds in trust for carrying out it prime...
View ArticleSheffTim
Watched VR on Saturday; really enjoyed it. Looking forward to how the themes develop over the next three episodes too.Steve Brammer, Robin Rowlands & cping500.Comments about iPlayer should be...
View ArticleAndrewH
I enjoyed the first programme in the series. I am not really into computers. Thanks LPW, I've always been confused over the various terms that are bandied about - like the difference between the web...
View Articlepaulmorriss
One analogy I've used with the difference between web and internet is cars and roads respectively. Cars aren't the only things on roads, and we had roads before we had cars.
View ArticleDan Biddle
@paulmorriss - I used the same analogy with a friend the other day - great minds :)
View ArticleLPW
AndrewH - Yes, I would definitely recommend watching the explanation in the programme (at around 24 mins into it, or so) as it also uses graphics - 'a picture paints a thousand words' !I am fairly well...
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