Abstract This article discusses the choices, processes, and patterns that emerged during the first two decades of existence of networking technologies in two South American countries, Argentina and Brazil. Both nations stand out in the region for their implementation of science and technology development programs during the twentieth century. The Internet relies on many layers of infrastructure, technologies, and capacities; this work examines the commonalities and differences around its adoption in these national contexts. The essay combines an institutional analysis, which provides an understanding of the main processes that led to the establishment of the Internet in the two countries, with key concepts from the literature on technology appropriation. The tensions generated by new forms of networking due to the worldwide dissemination of TCP/IP are assessed in the framework of the paradigm shift in telecommunications reform during the 1990s.

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阿根廷和巴西的互联网：网络体验的起源

摘要 本文讨论了在两个南美国家（阿根廷和巴西）网络技术存在的前二十年中出现的选择、过程和模式。这两个国家在 20 世纪实施的科学和技术发展计划方面在该地区脱颖而出。互联网依赖于多层基础设施、技术和能力；这项工作研究了在这些国家背景下采用它的共性和差异。这篇文章结合了制度分析，它提供了对导致两国建立互联网的主要过程的理解，以及技术挪用文献中的关键概念。