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ARPANET
ARPANET was the first real network to run on packet switching. -
ARPANET Network
A network was created between Harvard, MIT and BBN. -
Email
The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson, as well as being developed by him. -
Birth of eBooks
Michael Hart gained access to a large amount of computing time, and with this tried to make books available online. -
Beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal came around suggesting that ARPANET be put into an inter-network which would have no central control. -
Email Program
The first modern email client was introduced by John Vittal, adding the functions to forward and reply. -
First Computer Modem
The first modem was developed by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington. It was sold to computer hobbyists. -
MUD
First form of multiplayer games were developed, being in a text based adventure. -
Usenet
The first internet-based discussion system was created, allowing for people to communicate about various topics from around the world. -
ENQUIRE Software
CERN launched ENQUIRE that allowed the scientists to keep track of things using hyperlinks. -
ARPANET Switches to TCP/IP
The computers at ARPANET switched to TCP/IP. -
DNS
The domain name system was created and had the first DNS. It ade addresses more user friendly. -
IRC
This allowed for real time talking. -
First Internet Worm
The first internet worm was released and caused disruptions on many computers. -
Proposal for the WWW
The World Wide Web was thought about, and had many points for creation. -
First Internet Protocols Complete
The first internet protocols are complete, being HTML, HTTP and URLs. -
First Internet Web Page is Created
It explained what the World Wide Web was. -
Mosaic
First Web Browser that was designed for user interface and to be graphical was released. -
Hotmail
The first email service was launched -
Google
Google was released, allowing for people to search instead of using URLs. -
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 programs are developed, allowing for more interactivity on the internet.
