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A More Complex
Network
Now that you've got the basics of network communications, it's time
to tackle something more complex. The best place to start is with
the most familiar data network: the Internet. It's not actually a single
network, but a collection of networks owned by different network
service providers and linked using some common protocols. This
chapter describes the structure of the Internet, the devices that hold
it together, and the shared protocols that make it possible. You'll get
hands-on experience with what's going on behind the scenes when your
web browser or email client is doing its job, and you'll use the same
messages those tools use to connect your own objects to the Net.
Networked Flowers by Doria Fan, Mauricio Melo, and Jason Kaufman
Networked Flowers is a personal communication device for sending someone digital blooms. Each bloom has a
different lighting animation. The flower sculpture has a network connection. The flower is controlled from a website
that sends commands to the flower when the web visitor chooses a lighting animation.
