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ARPANET is proposed
ARPANET is proposed by J.C.R. Licklider. He has the idea of a "galactic network" of computers that could "talk" to one another. -
First two computers are conected cross country
Lawrence G. Roberts and Thomas Merrill connect TX-2 in Massachussetes and to the Q-32 in California. -
ARPANET released
The first message is succesfully sent through ARPANET. -
EMail is created
Ray Tomlinson working for BBN creates the first program devoted to emails -
ARPA changes name
ARPA becomes DARPA -
Internet gets a name
Kahn and Cerf to the system as Internet for the first time -
Ethernet comes into play
Ethernet is created by Dr. Robert M. Metcalfe. -
AT&T Bell Labs creation
AT& T Bell Labs develops UUCP and UNIX -
T1 lines
MCI creates T1 lines to allow for faster transportation of information over the internet. -
ARPANET goes bye bye
ARPANET seizes to exist -
First search
The first search engine is launched "Archie" -
"WWW"
The World Wide WEb is released -
Web browser
Mosaic is released as the first search engine. Later changed to Netscape! -
First phone with data
Nokia releases fist phone with internet access -
Life is standardized
A wireless technology called 802.11b, more commonly referred to as Wi-Fi, is standardized. -
Cat videos
YouTube is created.
