history of the internet

  • Creation of Arpanet and the development of Unix

    Creation of Arpanet and the development of Unix
    Arpanet was the first network. It allowed Stanford and UCLA to connect, however it quickly failed.
    Unix is an operating system that heavily influences Linux and FreeBSD
  • Email

    Email
    Email was developed by Ray Tomlinson in 1971. He wanted to use the @ symbol to separate usernames from the computer/domain name
  • 1st trans-Atlantic connection

    1st trans-Atlantic connection
    In 1973 Arpanet was able to make its first trans-Atlantic connection with the University College of London
  • Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

    Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
    TCP/IP is what made the internet possible. It allows devices to transfer data via the internet.
    TCP - manages how messages are broken down and passed on to another person.
    IP - ensures that the message reaches the right person
  • Usenet

    Usenet
    Usenet was created by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis as a way to exchange messages and files using UNIX.
  • ENQUIRE

    ENQUIRE
    Software made as a hypertext program. ENQUIRE allowed people to send hyperlinks to other people.
  • Arpanet switches to TCP/IP

    Arpanet switches to TCP/IP
    Arpanet lease ends, making it's users switch to TCP/IP
  • Domain Name System (DNS)

    Domain Name System (DNS)
    DNS automatically turns an IP address into a domain name.
  • Growth

    Growth
    Arpanet had been limited to only 1000 hosts, but once internet users switched to TCP/IP they was almost 30k hosts
  • The Morris Worm

    The Morris Worm
    The Morris worm was the first internet attack to ever happen. It mainly affected Universities in America. It managed to reach over 10% of computers. Although, it did not damage or destroy any files.
  • AOL

    AOL
    AOL aka America Online was one of the first instant messaging services.
  • Proposal for World Wide Web (WWW)

    Proposal for World Wide Web (WWW)
    The World Wide Web (WWW), also known as the web, is what contains websites and webpages.
  • First web page

    First web page
    The first publicly available website was made by Berners-Lee. It was about the WWW and how to use it.
  • Mosaic

    Mosaic
    Mosaic was one of the first web browsers released in 1993. Despite not being the first web browser Mosaic was considered the first to make the internet accessible to everyone
  • Secure Sockets Layer(SSL)

    Secure Sockets Layer(SSL)
    The SSL was the first online security feature. It was created to protect online tranactions, but was also used in other applications like email, instant messaging, and voice over IP.
  • HoTMaiL

    HoTMaiL
    HoTMaiL (HTML is capitalized) was the first web-based email. HoTMaiL offered freedom from one's internet service provider as you could access it anywhere.
  • Google

    Google
    Google was founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. It began as an online search firm and later became one of the biggest internet services.
  • 3G

    3G
    3G was the third generation mobile connection technology. 3G focused on creating a standard network connection. This allowed international roaming services to develop.
  • Dotcom Bubble Collapse

    Dotcom Bubble Collapse
    The Dotcom Bubble or the internet bubble was a rapidly rising stock market in the US. It was fuelled by internet-based companies. It hit its peak in March 2000, and later crashed in October, 2002
  • Digg

    Digg
    Digg was originally a popular news website. It's known for heavily influencing the development of Reddit, Miss, and Yahoo!
  • Google Crash

    Google Crash
    In February 2009 Google's email service had crashed for approximately 2.5 hours.
  • Google Crashes Again

    Google Crashes Again
    Google mail services crash once again, this time being down for 36 hours.
  • 4G

    4G
    4G, also known as the fourth generation mobile communication technology was released in Norway, and Sweden.
  • 5G

    5G
    5G was introduced in 2019. 5G is 100 times faster than 4G.