History of the Internet

Telecommunications

Oct 29, 1869

The first Telegraph wire to be successfully laid across the Atlantic ocean floor, connecting to United States to Europe. This technology allowed messages to get across the globe within minutes overtime.

Packets Internet

1961

Packets uniformed data which meant that it sent data in specific pieces telling who it was going to and who it was coming from.

ARPANET

1969

The first network to send data from long distances for military purposes. This technology would later be used at different universities .

TCP

1970

TCP helped the internet to make sure that the receiver is getting all of its data through packets. If all the data hasn't been received then TCP makes the sender resend the missing data.

First Email

1971

The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself. "The test messages were entirely forgettable. . . . Most likely the first message was QWERTYIOP or something similar," he said.

First Internet Provider

1974

Telenet was known to be the first commercial version of ARPANET. Telenet was also the first internet service for regular citizens.

First Router

1981

This allowed multiple devices to connect to it and it made sure that all of the data reached its destination.

DNS

1983

This allowed people to purchase space on the net and make there own servers.

Registered Domain

1985

This allowed people to purchase a name on the internet.

NSFNET

1985

This made it possible to connect the internet across the country.

First Optics Cable used for Communications

1988

In the early 1980s, telephone companies started to use fiber optics to rebuild their communication infrastructure. In 1988, the first transatlantic telephone cable went into operation.

First Dial-Up

1990

This allowed your computer to connect to the modem and connect to the internet.

Development of HTML, Netscape, and Yahoo

1994

This allowed everyone to browse the internet with having to know every part of the internet.