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Advanced Research Projects Agency (Arpa) is created
Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of nuclear attack. -
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
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
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
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 made
It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers. It made products like the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its main hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup. As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue.
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Apple is created
It designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, and computer software. The company's hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, Mac personal computers, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, Apple TV digital media player, and the HomePod smart speaker. Apple's consumer software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, and the Safari web browser.
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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
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- 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 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 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, 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. 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. -
Steam is made
The iconic game hub Steam is released. It is a program that allows you to download games uploaded to it, sometimes for money, sometimes for free. Today it is known by gamers every where. It was made by Valve Corporation. -
Unity is created
Unity is a cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies, which is primarily used to develop video games and simulations for computers, consoles and mobile devices. First announced only for OS X, at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in 2005, it has since been extended to target 27 platforms.
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Lotro Comes Out
Turbine Inc. officially releases the Lord of The Rings Online game. It is played on Microsoft Windows and OS X. Now managed by Sanding Stone games, it is currently one of my favorite multiplayer games.
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Minecraft is made
Minecraft is probably one of the most iconic games ever made. It has gone through many updates and many different versions. It was made by Marcus "Notch" Persson, a Swedish game designer. In September 2014, it and Mojang, the company that fully developed an published the game, were bought by Microsoft.
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Dark Souls is made
The game was self-published and released in Japan in September 2011, and worldwide by Namco Bandai Games the following month.[4]Developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows.
Known to gamers around the world as one of the most challenging games, it is a vary popular game.
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Oculus Rift is released
The now popular virtual reality headset is released to people around the world. It was made by Oculus VR, but was bought by Facebook shortly after. Now, instead of being just the headset, it comes with a set of Oculus Touch motion controls, which let people interact with their surroundings in the games.
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Overwatch is made
The popular game Overwatch is made by Blizzard Entertainment. It is one of their numerous and very popular games. It is a team based fighting game where you can choose who you want to be out of a variety of different characters. -
Starbound comes out
Starbound was released out of early access in July 2016 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux, and is in development for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. People claim that it is a rip off of Tereria, but I can confidently say that it isn't, and that it is even a small bit better. Currently it is one of my favorite games.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbound
