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San Francisco in the 60’s

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SummarySan Francisco 3The Hippie counter culture 4Libertarianism 5The birth of the Personal Computer 6Internet 7Stewart Brand 8The Well 9-10The whole earth Catalog 11The silicon Valley 12Conclusion 13

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San Francisco City founded in 1776 in the gold rush Now, the second most densely city in the States The headquarters of the community « The Well  » The Silicon Valley

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The Hippie counter culture Community took place in the 60’s Based on the freedom

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Libertarianism

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The birth of the first personal computers

Before the 60’s : Designed for the governements, the military, corporations,…

After the 60’s : The first personal computers Smaller, cheaper Permitted the foundation of communities

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Internet

The most concrete legacy of the counter culture The values, the organisation,the rebellion, the

resistance to authority were all encapsulated in the internet

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Stewart Brand The Whole Earth Catalog The Whole Earth Discipline The Well The CoEvolution Quarterly The Global Business Network The Long Now Fondation

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The start of The Well

Founded in 1985 Stewart Brand and Larry Brilliant One of the first ISP Responsible of the birth of Social Community Took the libertarianism online

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The Well now Virtual Community (forum) More than 4.000 members Longest surviving

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The Whole Earth CatalogCounter culture « Shopping Catalog »

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The Silicon Valley The home of technology  6 000 High tech industries Facebook,Apple,Cisco,…

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Conclusion

A city that changed our lives The birth of informatics

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