Alternate names for internet and WWW
If for some reason the development of the Internet were to be delayed by about 15 years, the terminology we use to describe it would be different.
Why the delay though? Really the 'internet' had it's origins in phone connections and networking that was put into place in the 60s. There were attempts to get analog and even mechancial 'computers' to talk to each other over distances in the late 50s.
I'm looking for equivalents to the following:
Internet
Internet was coined by the folks who put it together, DARPA from essentially "interconnected network" which was built on the already existing interconnected phone network. ARPAnet, (ARPA Network) was simply a way to automatically tie computers together over the existing network.
Connet (connected network)
Phonet (Phone Network)
Compnet/Commnet (Computer or Communications network)
Complink
Linknet (Linked Network)
Comp/Commlink
World Wide Web - I've come up with Worldnet
Note this also changes how the 'address' system works as there's a reason everything has "www" in the address
And the 'slang' for the Web has been "InterWeb" for decades
NAN: North American Network that expands into EarthNet
WorldCon (World Connection, wcs in address')
Earth Web (EWeb)
Global Connection System (GCS/gcs, could also be Global Computer System or Network)
Standard Computer Communications Protocol (SCCP/sccp or called "Skip")
Computer Interconnection System (CIS/cis)
This was pretty straight forward since you really ARE sending "electronic mail'
Electronic Communictions (e-com)
Electronic Post (e-post)
Electronic Message (EM or e-mess)
Computer instead of electronic so c-com/c-post/c-mess/c-mail
Network, System, could also replace electronic
hot link/hyperlink - I thought jumpmark
Outlink
Clicklink
Quicklink
Weblink
Netlink
Whatever replaces "web" would be applied here.
E-page/site
Net site/page
Av-page/site (Avatar site/page)
Alt-page/site (Alter-Ego)
E-page/site (Electronic page/site)
Snag/Toss
Checkout/Pub (lish)
Down-Com/Up-Com (Communication)
Down/Up-Share
Since this refers to your 'interface' with the web;
Cruiser
Surfer
Iface (Interface)
Crawler
SIP (System Interface Program/Protocol)
SAC (System Access Construct)
NIP (Network Interface Program/Protocol)
Seeker/Questor/Hunter
SAP (Search Algorithm Program)
PDF (Programed Data Finder)
Librarian
Net-guide
mobile phone - pocket phone or pocket (I believe in Germany its 'handy')
Obvious ST reference- "Communicator" or Comms
HandCom
Port (Portable Phone)
Cell-Com
Need a bit more background to figure what context's would change...
Randy