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First Modem
The company BELL creates the first modem that allowed to transmit binary data on a simple telephone line. -
Investigation by ARPA
Initiation of investigations by ARPA, an agency of the United States Department of Defense, where J.C.R. Licklider successfully defends his ideas regarding a global network of computers. -
Packet switching
Leonard Kleinrock publishes a book on packet-switching communication to implement a network -
ARPANET
First conference on ARPANET -
Interface Message Processor
Connection of the first computers between 4 American universities through the Interface Message Processor by Leonard Kleinrock -
First mail
23 computers are connected to ARPANET. Sending the first mail by Ray Tomlinson -
InterNetworking Group
Birth of the InterNetworking Group, organization in charge of administering Internet. -
NewsGroups
Creation of NewsGroups (discussion forums) by American students. -
Internet
Definition of the word "Internet" -
Number of computers
100000 computers connected worldwide -
Bye bye ARPANET
Disappearance of ARPANET -
WWW
The World Wide Web is publicly announced -
Number of computers
1 million connected computers -
First searcher
Appearance of the web browser NCSA Mosaic1
First searcher of history, Wandex served as an index of web pages -
Number of computer
10 million connected computers. -
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Bubble.com
Explosion of Bubble.com -
Tactile interaction
First website that allowed tactile interaction
