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ARPAnet - TCP/IP
In 1969 Arpanet a project funded by the U.S Department of defense, was researching how to get computers interconnected. This organization was involved in creating packet switching (TCP/IP) which is what the internet is based off of. -
The minicomputer Xerox Alto
The first computer designed fir personal use the Xerox Alto the first of many pc's of its kind. -
1978 - @ Symbol used in email address
Under ARPAnet a major innovation occurred: theb email (or electronic mail), the ability to send simple messages to another person across the network. -
DNS
The Domain Name System was originally invented to support the growth of email communications on the ARPANET, and now supports the Internet on a global scale. -
The TCP IP protocol, National Science Foundation (NSF)
In 1985, with the CSNET growing rapidly, NSF hired Dennis Jennings to lead the establishment of the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) to link five of the university based super-computer centres to enable sharing of resources and information. -
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau in 1990. In 1989, while working at CERN, both men made proposals for hypertext systems and hyperlinks. Tim berners –lee is often credited with being the inventor of the World Wide Web. -
First Search Engine
The very first search tool was called Archie. It was created in 1990 by Alan Emtage, Bill Heelan and J. Peter Deutsch. -
First Commercial dial-up
The World, the first commercial Internet dial-up access provider comes online. Dial-up is where data is sent over the telephone line. -
Mosaic
In 1993 Mosaic was developed at the National Centre for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign beginning in late 1992. -
.com bubble
.Com Buble - Wikipedia The .com bubble or .com boom was a time period when people were buying .com domains left, right and centre.
