Scenarios about 'internet'
The global system of interconnected computer networks that uses standardized communication protocols to link devices worldwide. Emerging from ARPANET in the late 1960s and evolving through the development of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s, the Internet has fundamentally transformed human communication, commerce, and access to information. In alternate history scenarios, different development paths of this technology could dramatically alter patterns of globalization, political movements, and the distribution of knowledge and power.
What If The Digital Revolution Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the technological advancements of the late 20th century took a different path, preventing the digital transformation that reshaped our world.
What If The Information Age Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the technological revolution of computing and networking failed to materialize, leaving humanity without the digital transformation that has defined our modern world.
What If The Information Economy Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the digital revolution stalled, and the information-based economy that defines our modern world never came to dominate global markets and society.
What If The Internet Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the technologies that led to the internet never converged, dramatically altering the development of global communications, economy, and society in the digital age.
What If The Internet Was Never Invented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the global network of interconnected computers never materialized, radically altering technological development, communication, commerce, and social interaction in the modern world.
What If The World Wide Web Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Tim Berners-Lee never developed the World Wide Web, dramatically altering the evolution of digital communication, information sharing, and global connectivity in the modern era.