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1969: Arpanet
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On the October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time. In effect, they were the first hosts on what would one day become the Internet.
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1969: Unix
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1970: Arpanet network
An Arpanet network was established between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor"
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1971: Email
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Email was first developed in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name
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1971: Project Gutenberg and eBooks
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One of the most impressive developments of 1971 was the start of Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg, for those unfamiliar with the site, is a global effort to make books and documents in the public domain available electronically–for free–
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1972: CYCLADES
France began its own Arpanet-like project in 1972, called CYCLADES. While Cyclades was eventually shut down, it did pioneer a key idea: the host computer should be responsible for data transmission rather than the network itself.
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1973: The first trans-Atlantic connection and the popularity of emailing
Arpanet made its first trans-Atlantic connection in 1973, with the University College of London.
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1974: The beginning of TCP/IP
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A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network", which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol
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1975: The email client
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The biggest technological advance this program (called MSG) made was the addition of "Reply" and "Forward" functionality.
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1977: The PC modem
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1977 was a big year for the development of the Internet as we know it today. It’s the year the first PC modem, developed by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington,
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initially sold to computer hobbyists.
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1978: The Bulletin Board System (BBS)
The first bulletin board system (BBS) was developed during a blizzard in Chicago
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1978: Spam is born
1978 is also the year that brought the first unsolicited commercial email message
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1979: MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games
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was called MUD (short for MultiUser Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds
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1979: Usenet
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Usenet, created by two graduate students. Usenet was an internet-based discussion system,
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1980: ENQUIRE software
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a hypertext program that allowed scientists at the particle physics lab to keep track of people, software, and projects using hypertext (hyperlinks).
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1982: The first emoticon
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While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979,
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1983: Arpanet computers switch over to TCP/IP
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January 1, 1983 was the deadline for Arpanet computers to switch over to the TCP/IP protocols
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1984: Domain Name System (DNS)
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The domain name system was created in 1984 along with the first Domain Name Servers (DNS). The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly
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1985: Virtual communities
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1985 brought the development of The WELL (short for Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link), one of the oldest virtual communities still in operation. It was developed by Stewart Brand and Larry Brilliant in February of ’85.
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1986: Protocol wars
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European countries at that time were pursuing the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), while the United States was using the Internet/Arpanet protocol, which eventually won out.
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1987: The Internet grows
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By 1987, there were nearly 30,000 hosts on the Internet
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1988: IRC – Internet Relay Chat
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paving the way for real-time chat and the instant messaging programs we use today.
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1988: First major malicious internet-based attack
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Referred to as "The Morris Worm", it was written by Robert Tappan Morris and caused major interruptions across large parts of the Internet.
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1989: AOL is launched
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the project was renamed and America Online was born. AOL,
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1989: The proposal for the World Wide Web
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1989 also brought about the proposal for the World Wide Web, written by Tim Berners-Lee.
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. It was originally called "Mesh"; the term "World Wide Web" was coined while Berners-Lee was writing the code in 1990.
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1990: First commercial dial-up ISP
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1990 also brought about the first commercial dial-up Internet provider, The World. The same year, Arpanet ceased to exist.
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1990: World Wide Web protocols finished
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The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee,
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along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs.
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1991: First web page created
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The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was.
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1991: First content-based search protocol
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the first search protocol that examined file contents instead of just file names was launched, called Gopher.
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1991: MP3 becomes a standard
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the MP3 file format was accepted as a standard in 1991. MP3 files, being highly compressed, later become a popular file format to share songs and entire albums via the internet.
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1991: The first webcam
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was the first webcam. It was deployed at a Cambridge University computer lab, and its sole purpose was to monitor a particular coffee maker so that lab users could avoid wasted trips to an empty coffee pot.
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1993: Mosaic – first graphical web browser for the general public
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The first widely downloaded Internet browser, Mosaic, was released in 1993
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1993: Governments join in on the fun
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marking the beginning of the .gov and .org domain names.
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1994: Netscape Navigator
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1969: Arpanet
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1971: Ema
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1974: The beginning of TCP/IP
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1979: MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games
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1984: Domain Name System (DNS)
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1991: First web page created
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1991: The first webcam
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1993: Mosaic – first graphical web browser for the general public
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1998: Google!
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2001: Wikipedia is launched
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2004: "The" Facebook open to college students
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2005: YouTube – streaming video for the masses
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2007: The iPhone and the Mobile Web
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17 Jan 12Tamerla Caldwell
the internet
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Email was first developed in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name).
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1987: The Internet grows
By 1987, there were nearly 30,000 hosts on the Internet. The original Arpanet protocol had been limited to 1,000 hosts, but the adoption of the TCP/IP standard made larger numbers of hosts possible.
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Also in 1988, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was first deployed, paving the way for real-time chat and the instant messaging programs we use today.
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Also in 2003, MySpace opens up its doors. It later grew to be the most popular social network at one time (though it has since been overtaken by Facebook).
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Arpanet was the first real network to run on packet switching technology (new at the time). On the October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time. In effect, they were the first hosts on what would one day become the Internet.
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An Arpanet network was established between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970.
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Email was first developed in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name).
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Arpanet made its first trans-Atlantic connection in 1973, with the University College of London.
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The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUser Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat.
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1983: Arpanet computers switch over to TCP/IP
January 1, 1983 was the deadline for Arpanet computers to switch over to the TCP/IP protocols developed by Vinton Cerf. A few hundred computers were affected by the switch. The name server was also developed in ’83.
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The domain name system was created in 1984 along with the first Domain Name Servers (DNS).
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DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically.
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1986: Protocol wars
The so-called Protocol wars began in 1986. European countries at that time were pursuing the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), while the United States was using the Internet/Arpanet protocol, which eventually won out.
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1989 also brought about the proposal for the World Wide Web, written by Tim Berners-Lee. It was originally published in the March issue of MacWorld, and then redistributed in May 1990. It was written to persuade CERN that a global hypertext system was in CERN’s best interest. It was originally called "Mesh"; the term "World Wide Web" was coined while Berners-Lee was writing the code in 1990.
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1990 also brought about the first commercial dial-up Internet provider, The World. The same year, Arpanet ceased to exist.
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1991: First web page created
1991 brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was.
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Also, the MP3 file format was accepted as a standard in 1991. MP3 files, being highly compressed, later become a popular file format to share songs and entire albums via the internet.
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First, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption was developed by Netscape, making it safer to conduct financial transactions (like credit card payments) online.
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In addition, two major online businesses got their start the same year. The first sale on "Echo Bay" was made that year. Echo Bay later became eBay. Amazon.com also started in 1995, though it didn’t turn a profit for six years, until 2001.
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Java and JavaScript (originally called LiveScript by its creator, Brendan Eich, and deployed as part of the Netscape Navigator browser
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Google went live in 1998, revolutionizing the way in which people find information online
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2003: MySpace becomes the most popular social network
Also in 2003, MySpace opens up its doors. It later grew to be the most popular social network at one time
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Facebook launched in 2004, though at the time it was only open to college students and was called "The Facebook"; later on, "The" was dropped from the name, though the URL http://www.thefacebook.com still works.
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YouTube launched in 2005, bringing free online video hosting and sharing to the masses
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2007: Major move to place TV shows online
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2009 brought about one of the biggest changes to come to the Internet in a long time when the U.S. relaxed its control over ICANN, the official naming body of the Internet (they’re the organization in charge of registering domain names).
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1988: First major malicious internet-based attack
One of the first major Internet worms was released in 1988. Referred to as "The Morris Worm", it was written by Robert Tappan Morris and caused major interruptions across large parts of the Internet.
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Arpanet was the first real network to run on packet switching technology (new at the time). On the October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time. In effect, they were the first hosts on what would one day become the Internet.
The first message sent across the network was supposed to be "Login", but reportedly, the link between the two colleges crashed on the letter "g".
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Arpanet network was established between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970.
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Email was first developed in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name).
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1977 was a big year for the development of the Internet as we know it today. It’s the year the first PC modem, developed by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists.
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The first bulletin board system (BBS) was developed during a blizzard in Chicago in 1978.
1978: Spam is born
1978 is also the year that brought the first unsolicited commercial email message (later known as spam), sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk.
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Also in 1988, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was first deployed, paving the way for real-time chat and the instant messaging programs we use today.
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04 Mar 11Ron McKee
Fun and informative for adults and younger persons.
history technology internet-history web education computer reference timeline
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22 Jan 11Jöran Muuß-Merholz
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell (sehr cool) - http://bit.ly/InternetHistory
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27 Dec 10Brett McPherson
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell http://bit.ly/eeXCut
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17 Dec 10Judy O'Connell
Excellent! RT @lasic RT @larryferlazzo The History of the Internet in a Nutshell http://bit.ly/10jL6w [Wow!]
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01 Dec 10mike power
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell http://bit.ly/6YOxK4 (via @rjleaman)
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27 Oct 10Stephan Pfaff
1998: First new story to be broken online instead of traditional media
In 1998, the first major news story to be broken online was the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal (also referred to as "Monicagate" among other nicknames), which was posted on The -
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1969: Arpanet
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Arpanet was the first real network to run on packet switching technology
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On the October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time.
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1969: Unix
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Another major milestone during the 60’s was the inception of Unix: the operating system whose design heavily influenced that of Linux and FreeBSD
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1970: Arpanet network
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An Arpanet network was established between Harvard, MIT, and BBN
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in 1970.
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1971: Email
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Email was first developed in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name
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1971: Project Gutenberg and eBooks
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1972: CYCLADES
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France began its own Arpanet-like project in 1972, called CYCLADES.
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1973: The first trans-Atlantic connection and the popularity of emailing
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Arpanet made its first trans-Atlantic connection in 1973, with the University College of London.
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1974: The beginning of TCP/IP
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1975: The email client
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the first modern email program was developed by John Vittal, a programmer at the University of Southern California in 1975.
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1977: The PC modem
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It’s the year the first PC modem, developed by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists.
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1977 w
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1978: The Bulletin Board System (BBS)
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1978: Spam is born
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1978 is also the year that brought the first unsolicited commercial email message (later known as spam), sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk.
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1979: MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games
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1979: Usenet
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Usenet, created by two graduate students
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was an internet-based discussion system, allowing people from around the globe to converse about the same topics by posting public messages categorized by newsgroups.
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1980: ENQUIRE software
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The E
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launched ENQUIRE (written by Tim Berners-Lee), a hypertext program that allowed scientists at the particle physics lab to keep track of people, software, and projects using hypertext (hyperlinks).
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CERN)
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1983: Arpanet computers switch over to TCP/IP
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January 1, 1983 was the deadline for Arpanet computers to switch over to the TCP/IP protocols developed by Vinton Cerf.
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1984: Domain Name System (DNS)
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The domain name system was created in 1984 along with the first Domain Name Servers (DNS)
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was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically.
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1985: Virtual communities
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1985 brought the development of The WELL
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one of the oldest virtual communities still in operation.
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It was developed by Stewart Brand and Larry Brilliant in February of ‘85
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1986: Protocol wars
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1987: The Internet grows
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original Arpanet protocol had been limited to 1,000 hosts
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By 1987, there were nearly 30,000 hosts on the Internet.
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1988: IRC – Internet Relay Chat
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in 1988, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was first deployed, paving the way for real-time chat and the instant messaging programs we use today.
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1989: AOL is launched
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1989: The proposal for the World Wide Web
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1989 also brought about the proposal for the World Wide Web, written by Tim Berners-Lee.
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It was originally published in the March issue of MacWorld
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It was written to persuade CERN that a global hypertext system was in CERN’s best interest. It was originally called "Mesh"; the term "World Wide Web" was coined while Berners-Lee was writing the code in 1990.
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1990: First commercial dial-up ISP
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1990: World Wide Web protocols finished
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The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs.
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1991: First web page created
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The first web page was created and
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its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was.
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1991: First content-based search protocol
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the first search protocol that examined file contents instead of just file names was launched, called Gopher.
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1991: MP3 becomes a standard
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the MP3 file format was accepted as a standard in 1991.
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1991: The first webcam
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1993: Mosaic – first graphical web browser for the general public
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The first widely downloaded Internet browser, Mosaic, was released in 1993.
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1994: Netscape Navigator
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Mosaic’s first big competitor, Netscape Navigator, was released the year following (1994).
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1995: Commercialization of the internet
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1995 is often considered the first year the web became commercialized.
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JavaScript
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1995:
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Java and JavaScript
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was first introduced to the public in 1995. ActiveX was launched by Microsoft the following year.
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1996: First web-based (webmail) service
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In 1996, HoTMaiL
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, the first webmail service, was launched.
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1998: Google!
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Google went live in 1998, revolutionizing the way in which people find information online.
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1998: Internet-based file-sharing gets its roots
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In 1998 as well, Napster launched, opening up the gates to mainstream file-sharing of audio files over the internet.
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2001: Wikipedia is launched
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Wikipedia launched in 2001, one of the websites that paved the way for collective web content generation/social media.
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2003: VoIP goes mainstream
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In 2003: Skype is released to the public, giving a user-friendly interface to Voice over IP calling.
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-SPAM
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2004: Web 2.0
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coined in 1999 by Darcy DiNucci, the term "Web 2.0", referring to websites and Rich Internet Applications (RIA) that are highly interactive and user-driven became popular around 2004.
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the concept of "the Web as a Platform"
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2004: "The" Facebook open to college students
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Facebook launched in 2004, though at the time it was only open to college students and was called "The Facebook"; later on, "The" was dropped from the name, though the URL http://www.thefacebook.com still works.
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2005: YouTube – streaming video for the masses
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YouTube launched in 2005,
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2006: Twitter gets twittering
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Twitter launched in 2006.
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the Mobile Web
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the iPhone, which was almost wholly responsible for renewed interest in mobile web applications and design.
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The Future?
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Michael Herrling
Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, projects, sites, and other information that should give you at least a partial picture of what this thing we call the Internet really is, and where it came from.
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08 Jan 10Erika Sass
While the complete history of the Internet could easily fill a few books, this article should familiarize you with key milestones and events related to the growth and evolution of the Internet between 1969 to 2009.
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30 Dec 09craig roland
Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, projects, sites, and other information that should give you at least a partial picture of what this thing we call the Internet really is, and where it came from.
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05 Dec 09Doug Peterson
"If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start?"
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