Comment by 0xEF
1 day ago
> Oh please yes create a version that applies to your cultural background and how you experienced the net!
As an American, I'd love to see this. Been online since AOL came on 3.5" floppies, but I know the US-centric version is only half the story. An example I was exploring recently was Tetetext which I have no memory of in the US. From what I understand, only a handful of bigger cities tried it and it simply was not that popular here. Growing up, we also had the perception that the BBC, in general, was a stuffy old news corp and had no real idea about the BBC Micro since Commodore and Atari dominated here. As an adult, it feels like I missed out on half the computing world back before things became a bit more interconnected.
If someone is up for making such a site, I'd be interested in watching or even contributing if I have anything valuable to offer.
All that stuff is fascinating to me.
I would also love to learn about the Chinese internet, which to this day is pretty closed to us.
There is a treasure trove of writings, jokes, stories, games, books, history in there we have no idea about...