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Development of electronic computers.
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Packet switching networks such as ARPANET developed.
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The network grows.
Computers were connected to the ARPANET. -
The NSF funded the establishment for national supercomputing centers at several universities.
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Commercial Internet service providers began to emerge.
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Beginning of the modern Internet.
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Access to the ARPANET was expanded when the National Science Foundation funded the Computer Science Network.
When the National Science Foundation funded the Computer Science Network. -
The Internet protocol suite was introduced as the standard networking protocol on the ARPANET.
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The ARPANET was decommissioned.
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Has had a revolutionary impact on culture and commerce, including the rise of near-instant communication.
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The Internet's takeover of the global communication landscape.
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The chagrin of the Internet population.
Deviant computer programmers begin designing viruses with greater frequency. -
First meeting of the Internet Governance Forum.
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NetMundial international Internet governance proposal.