Internet

10 major developments in the History of the Internet and Personal Computer

By drewfriedman18

  • Founding of ARPA

    Founding of ARPA
    The establishment of the ARPA, the agency responsible for creating ARPANET (the beginning of the internet).

  • Integrated circuit (computer chip)

    Integrated circuit (computer chip)
    The integrated circuit was developed by Jack Kilby and was successfully used.

  • First message over the Internet

    First message over the Internet
    A UCLA student sent the message, "Login", although only part of it actually sent. Making it the first message on the internet.

  • First email sent

    First email sent
    The first email ever sent over the internet by Ray Tomlinson. He developed the first network emails for APRANET.

  • First computer

    First computer
    Altair 8800 is the first computer created by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS).

  • Apple I

    Apple I
    First computer that has a single circuit board comes out.

  • Apple II

    Apple II
    Apple now came out with a personal computer that has color, sound, game function, and RAM

  • IBM PC

    IBM PC
    First personal computer by IBM. Marketed throughout stores like sears. The term PC came from the IBM PC (5150).

  • Top level domains became public

    Top level domains became public
    Domains such as .com, .org, .gov, and .edu were made public by Jon Postel.

  • Creation of the World Wide Web

    Creation of the World Wide Web
    Tim Berners-Lee created and then made public the WWW (World Wide Web).