history of internet timeline

By mcwhites12

  • ARPANET Goes Online

    ARPANET Goes Online
    Five decades ago, a small group of computer scientists working out of a modest space in UCLA’s Boelter Hall accomplished something never before seen. They successfully created the world’s first network connection on October 29, 1969 as part of what was known as ARPANET, and thus became the first node of what would eventually become the Internet.

  • The First “.com” Debuts

    The First “.com” Debuts
    The first .com was claimed on March 15, 1985, by a computer manufacturer called Symbolics, Inc. Prior to this, the internet was largely a project driven by universities and computer scientists who used the network for research and communication. As more people and institutions began to use the network, electronic communications became increasingly challenging.

  • The First Webcam Is Put to Use

    The First Webcam Is Put to Use
    Webcam - Wikipedia
    First developed in 1991, a webcam was pointed at the Trojan Room coffee pot in the Cambridge University Computer Science Department (initially operating over a local network instead of the web). The camera was finally switched off on August 22, 2001.

  • The World Wide Web Goes Live

    The World Wide Web Goes Live
    On April 30, 1993, something called the World Wide Web launched into the public domain. The web made it simple for anyone to navigate the internet. All users had to do was launch a new program called a "browser," type in a URL and hit return. This began the internet's transformation into the vibrant online canvas we use today.

  • AOL Mailed the Internet to People's Homes

    AOL Mailed the Internet to People's Homes
    In 1993 AOL began mailing discs to prospective customers in one of the largest and most aggressive direct-mail campaigns ever. Discs contained the software needed to use AOL and provided a few hours of free service. This 3.5-inch floppy disk was mailed around 1995, and included fifteen hours of free AOL access.

  • Yahoo!

    Yahoo!
    It was founded in 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo, graduate students at Stanford University in California. Yahoo! provides users with online utilities, information, and access to other websites.

  • Hotmail First Ignited

    Hotmail First Ignited
    On July 4, 1996, Bhatia, Smith and the rest of their team flipped some switches in their Silicon Valley office and brought Hotmail online for the first time.

  • Wi-Fi Cut the Cord

    Wi-Fi Cut the Cord
    the 1997 version of the 802.11 standard allows for 1 or 2Mbps direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) modulation. Rather than moving a narrowband