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ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)
Designed for research, education, and government organizations, it provides a communications network linking the country in the event that a military attack destroys conventional communications systems. -
First basic email program
First basic e-mail programs written by Ray Tomlinson at BBN for ARPANET: SNDMSG and READMAIL. "@" sign chosen for its "at" meaning. -
First international connection
First international connections to the ARPANET: University College of London (England) via NORSAR (Norway) -
Apple Computer founded
Macintosh Computer CommercialApple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. -
TCP split into TCP and IP.
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Router created
Wireless RouterWilliam Yeager, an American engineer created the first multiple-protocol router in 1981. -
IBM announces PC
IBM announces its first Personal Computer. Microsoft creates DOS. -
DNS created
Domain Name System (DNS) designed by Jon Postel, Paul Mockapetris, and Craig Partridge. .edu, .gov, .com, .mil, .org, .net, and .int created. -
T1 line deployed
The National Science Foundation began deploying its new T1 lines, which would be finished by 1988. -
Cat 5 Cable released
Cat5eCategory 5 cable, is a twisted pair high signal integrity cable type often referred to as Cat5. -
WWW released.
World-Wide Web released by CERN. -
Mosaic web browser is released
Mosaic is the web browser credited with popularizing the World Wide Web. Mosaic was also the first browser to display images inline with text instead of displaying images in a separate window. -
Netscape Communications founded.
Netscape Communications founded. -
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Youtube launches
YouTube.com launches
