Ask HN: Where can one learn about the history of the internet and the protocols?
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the InternetBy Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyonhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0684832674--I read the Audiobook version of this book. It presents a narrative of the development of the very early stages of the internet.  I enjoyed it.  I think it would also have been fine in print or ebook formats.  It is not too long and seems to present the events in a mostly linear fashion.You'll get a great overview of the names, organizations, and machines that were used in this period.