Nate Summerville's history of the Internet timeline

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  • ARPA is created.

    ARPA is created.
    Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of nuclear attack.

  • Two computers at MIT Lincoln Lab communicate with one another

    Two computers at MIT Lincoln Lab communicate with one another
    they were using using packet-switching technology.
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • Beranek and Newman, Inc. (BBN) unveils the final version of the Interface Message Processor (IMP) specifications

    Beranek and Newman, Inc. (BBN) unveils the final version of the Interface Message Processor (IMP) specifications
    BBN wins ARPANET contract.
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time

    computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
    The first hosts on what would one day become the Internet.

  • An Arpanet network was established

    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.

  • Email was first developed

    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)

  • The beginning of TCP/IP

    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.

  • The first Personal Computer Modem is Invented

    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 is born

    Spam is born
    The first unsolicited commercial email message(later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk.

  • MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted

    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.

  • The first emoticon :-)

    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.

  • The domain name system was created The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created

    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 protocols finished The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee

    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 created 1991 brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet

    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.

  • Yahoo! is created by Jerry Yang and David Filo

    Yahoo! is created by Jerry Yang and David Filo
    two electrical engineering graduate students at Stanford University. The site was originally called "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web."
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • Compuserve, America Online and Prodigy begin to provide Internet access

    Compuserve, America Online and Prodigy begin to provide Internet access
    Amazon.com, Craigslist and eBay go live. The original NSFNET backbone is decommissioned as the Internet’s transformation to a commercial enterprise is largely completed.
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • netflix is founded

    netflix is founded
    founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph as a company that sends users DVDs by mail.
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • PC makers can remove or hide Microsoft’s Internet software on new versions of Windows 95

    PC makers can remove or hide Microsoft’s Internet software on new versions of Windows 95
    this is thanks to a settlement with the Justice Department.
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • The google search engine is born

    The google search engine is born
    It changed the way users engage with the Internet.
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • AOL buys Netscape

    AOL buys Netscape
    Peer-to-peer file sharing becomes a reality as Napster arrives on the Internet, much to the displeasure of the music industry.
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • A federal judge shuts down Napster

    A federal judge shuts down Napster
    It ruled that it must find a way to stop users from sharing copyrighted material before it can go back online
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html

  • Facebook goes online

    Facebook goes online
    the era of social networking begins, Mozilla unveils the Mozilla Firefox browser.
    https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html