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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created
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Computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
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An Arpanet network was established
- Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created.
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Email was first developed
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FTP
FTP was used to transfer files from computer to computer it was a early version of email. View Link -
Cellular Data
Cellular data is when you are not connect to WiFi and you need to access the internet or even call someone on your cell phone. cellular connection is fast know but it was not always so fast. it started off in stages 1g 2g ect. This is why we need to pay the phone companies because there job is to make sure our phones are connected to their cell towers around the world for data. view link -
The beginning of TCP/IP
- A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network", which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP).
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Microsoft is born
Microsoft is one of the largest computer companies in the world. They are known for there Microsoft operating system. Which change the world if there is now operating system on your computer you cant access the internet. [view link] (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Microsoft-Corporation( -
Apple is born
Apple is very similar to Microsoft but instead of how Microsoft just made operating systems. Apple made operating systems and their own computers. Steve jobs the founder of apple saw what Microsoft was doing. He said why don't I make a company that makes computers with pre loaded operating systems already on the computers. Apple today still makes computers but they are mostly now known for their phones the I phone. view link -
The first Personal Computer Modem is Invented
The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. -
Spam is born
The first unsolicited commercial email message(later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk. -
MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted
The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUser Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
The first emoticon :-)
The first emoticon was used While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than the original -) proposed by MacKenzie. -
The domain name system was created
The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created. The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically. -
World Wide Web protocols finished
The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. -
First web page created 1991
brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was. -
Wifi
WiFi we use it everyday in our homes and other places like work and school. WiFi is very important for the internet if we don't have WiFi we can not connect to the internet. Companies like Comcast and version let us connect to their cell towers so we can connect to the internet. WiFi wwas created by AT&T WiFi is used by the world it is one of the most important thinks to keep the internet alive. view link -
THEGLOBE.COM
One of the first social media the globe.com is very similar to Facebook you can talk to anybody and look at others published.
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AOL INSTANT MESSENGER
One of the first instant messengers. Like yahoo and gmail AOL though was one of the first
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GOOGLE
It is probably the largest search engine used on the planet google. Google has been around along time and started off as a search engine and know they have their own email phones and computers.
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Facebook
Facebook is still used today though it was created over almost 10 years ago. The creator of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg created this social media site in college in the early 2000s. Facebook has grown to become a huge social media site. view link -
Youtube
YouTube became very popular for its funny videos upload by people for example dancing babies was very popular it even used for news CNN has its own you tube channel. Anybody can upload a you tube video view link
