The internet!

By 07rcgibson
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    The history of the internet

  • Sputnik launched

    Sputnik launched
    On october the 4th 1997 the Soviet union launched the first artifical satelite! It was the sizeof a beach balland toke only 98 minutes to orbit the earth.

  • First Packet-switching network

    First Packet-switching network
    On the 30th August 1969 the first ever packet switching network was formed between UCLA and SRI. This wasinvernted by Paul Baran

  • When the "@" sign was invented

    When the "@" sign was invented
    Between the months of November and December 1972 the @ sign was first invented and used for email by Ray Tomlinson.
    (The exact date isnt know)

  • The first notice board online

    The first notice board online
    In 1978 (not sure on exact date) BBS came up with the first online notice board for people to post comments on etc.

  • The development of the DNS

    The development of the DNS
    In 1983 the develpment of the domain name system was created.

  • "The world wide web"

    "The world wide web"
    In 1990 the term "the worldwide web" was invented by Tim Burners-Lee

  • The first internet browser

    The first internet browser
    Mosaic was released in 1993,making it the first intrenet web browser.

  • 45 Million people were using the internet

    45 Million people were using the internet
    IN 1996 approximately 45 million people were using the internet worldwide.

  • 600-800 million people using the internet

    600-800 million people using the internet
    In 2004, over the world 600-800 million people used the internet.