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ARPa is Created
1962- Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created- Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of
nuclear attack. -
Computers Connected
October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time- The first hosts on what would one day
become the Internet. -
Network was Connected
1970: An Arpanet network was established- Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the
"interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created. -
The First Email Was Developed.
1971-Email was first developed- Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate
the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name) -
Computers connect more freely
<a href=http://www.netvalley.com/archives/mirrors/davemarsh-timeline-1.htm' 1972 -- Computers can connect more freely and easily •First public demonstration of ARPANET between 40 machines.
•Internetworking Working Group (INWG) created to address need for establishing agreed upon protocols.
Why is this relevant? ◦Telnet specification
◦Telnet is still a relevant means of inter-machine connection today. -
Networks Were Linked
1974- The beginning of TCP/IP- A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network",
which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP). -
Microsoft is Created
microsoft is CreatedMicrosoft Corporation /ˈmaɪkrɵˌsɒft/ or /-ˌsɔːft/[4] is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web browser. -
Apple is Created
appleApple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod media player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its online services include iCloud, iTunes Store, and App Store. -
Modem was Invented
1977- The first Personal Computer Modem is Invented- The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington,
and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. -
Spam Mail was Made
1978- Spam is born The first unsolicited commercial email message(later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California
Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk. -
First Muliplayer Game
1979- MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted- The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was
developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUser Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining
elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
First Emoticon
1982- The first emoticon :-) The first emoticon was used While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of
the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than the original -) proposed by
MacKenzie. -
Domain Name system was Created
1984: The domain name system was created The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created. The domain name system
was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts.
DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address
automatically. -
World Wide Web Proticols
1990: World Wide Web protocols finished The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his
proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. -
First Web Page
1991: First web page created 1991 brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created
and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was. -
MSN is Created
MSN is CreatedMSN (originally The Microsoft Network; stylized as msn) is a collection of Internet websites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.[2] -
Fun Brain was Created
Fun Brain Gmes was CreatedSince 1997, kids, teachers, librarians, and parents have enthusiastically turned to Funbrain for its free educational games, online books, and comics. Funbrain, created for kids ages preschool through grade 8, offers more than 100 fun, interactive games that develop skills in math, reading, and literacy. Plus, kids can read a variety of popular books and comics on the site, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amelia Writes Again, and Brewster Rocket. -
You Tube was Created
You Tube Video siteYouTube is a video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. The service was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005 and has been owned by Google since late 2006.[4] The site allows users to upload, view, and share videos, and it makes use of Adobe Flash Video and HTML5 technology to display a wide variety of user-generated and corporate media video. -
Twitter was Created
Twitter the social networking siteTwitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called "tweets". Registered users can read and post tweets, but unregistered users can only read them. Users access Twitter through the website interface, SMS, or mobile device app.[10] Twitter Inc. is based in San Francisco and has more than 25 offices around the world [11] -
Bing was Created
Bing was CreatedBing is a search engine created and operated by Microsoft, replacing its former Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search offerings. -
Instagram was Created
instagram social networkInstagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and launched in October 2010. -
Vine was Created
Vine was CreatedVine is a short-form video sharing service. Founded in June 2012, it was acquired by microblogging website Twitter in October 2012, just prior to its official launch. The service allows users to record and edit six-second long looping video clips, and revine. Revine is where you can share other peoples posts with followers.
