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Packet-switching networks
Data is broken up in small packets of data and sent to its destination and reassembled -
Bulletin-board system usenet
all universities were connected to the network and used it for transmitting experimental data and educational resources -
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Bulletin-board system usenet
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Personal computers
Brought a new audience to the internet. Used email and discussions on the network -
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Personal computers
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World-wide web was introduced
Developed by Mr. Tim Berners-Lee with assistances from Robert Caillau -
Web-browser Mosaic
First proper web browser. Developed at the National Center for Supercomputer Applications. (NCSA) -
First large ISPs
AOL and compuserve started offering internet access to the masses.