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Packet Switching Network Development
The internet relies on packets to transfer data.
This was developed for the us military and was the first development into internet use -
Birth of Internet
ARPANET did research into networking and were commissioned by DoD -
People communicate over a network
E-mail invented -
Computers can connect more freely and easily
First public use of internet -
Global Networking becomes a reality
First international connection to ARPANET -
Packets become mode of transfer
Packet switching becomes baisis of internet communication -
Networking comes to many
Public is now able to use internet -
E-mail takes off, Internet becomes a reality
Now many people use E-mail -
The Bulletin Board System
A computer software running program that allows user to all connect to the system. After the user is connected they can upload and down load software and data. -
MUD
The earilest form of multiplayer gaming -
ENQUIRE software
Launched www writen by Tim Berners-Lee -
The First Emoticon
first Writing face -
Arpanetcomputers switch over to TCP/IP
New networking protocols -
Desktop Work Computers
People could have computers small enough that they could be under the desk and the computer screen be on the desk -
Domain Name System
Asign names to computers on the same network -
Protocol Wars
2 different protocol founders were in war trying to make the best -
Interest Grows
Now 30000 people use the internet -
Internet Rely Chat
start of real time chat oncomputer -
AOL is launched
"Aol.", is an American global Internet services and media company. -
The Proposal For www
Tim Berners-Lee proposes www -
First Commercial dial up Connection (ISP)
also first dial-up internet provider -
ARPANET Closes Down
ARPANET no longer exists -
World Wide Web Protocols Finished
Tim Berners-Lee finishes code for internet -
MP3 is now standard form of music
Most music is now made in MP3 -
First Web Page Created
The first web page address was http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html, which centred on information regarding the WWW project. -
Mosaic Was the first graphical web browser for the general public
This mean that The web pages were in more detail and was the first widely downloaded internet browser -
Governments get on the internet band wagon
Begining of .gov and .org -
Netscape navigator
Another popular web browser -
internet available for everyone
can now sell and purchase goods online
can now also make finacial tranaction -
Java Script created
easier to play game and create games with java script -
First Web mail
Hotmail was launched -
Google created
Google starts generation of search engines -
Internet File sharing starts
Napster starts mainstream file sharing on internet -
wikipedia starts
Biggest enciclopedia on the internet -
myspace
myspace is now most popular social networking place -
voice calling on internet starts
VoIP gives public user friendly voice IP calling -
web 2.0
websites are able to have fourums and interact -
Social media and digg
can now vote on internet -
facebook
facebook started out only for college student -
Youtube
youtube opens to the masses -
twitter starts
allows people can comment on just about anything -
move to place tv online
tv tries to online but quality is questionable -
iphone
iphone was the biggest phone revolutionn ever
also can now get internet modily such as on phone -
internet election
internet helps along election -
FUTURE
we will be able to walk through the internet and play games and do just about whatever you want.
