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Packet-Switching Networks were used
The internet was formed off of data broken up into small packets of data that were put together when they reached their destination. -
ARPA
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First International Connection
In 1973, the first international connection was made from the US to the University College of London in England. -
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Personal Computers
Personal Computers were introduced in the late 70's. -
USENET Began
USENET, the group that contributed to the beginning of the internet more than any, was started in 1979. People in this group created their own hosts and servers instead of using ARPANET servers. -
IRC
In 1988, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was formed and enabled chat rooms. -
World-Wide-Web
In 1991, what we now consider the internet was first introduced thanks to Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Caillau. Tim saw the need for a system that linked information through many different computers. -
AOL
AOL offered the internet to anyone in the year 1995. -
Ten Million Host Computers
In the year 1996, there were roughly ten million computers that were able to access internet.
