02/03/2009 05:25:45 AM 
It's interesting to learn that his inspiration was a Victorian book.
"When I first began tinkering with a software program that eventually gave rise to the idea of the World Wide Web, I named it Enquire, short for Enquire Within upon Everything, a musty old book of Victorian advice I noticed as a child in my parent's house outside London. With its title suggestive of magic, the book served as a portal to a world of information, everything from how to remove clothing stains to tips on investing money. Not a perfect analogy for the Web, but a primitive starting point."
Tim Berners-Lee
The book is an amazing compendium of information and advice of all sorts with not a single visual to be found.
If you are interested, the entire book can be downloaded here.
Posted by Ed Cotton
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