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The computer is born
development of electronic computers in the 1950s -
The First Message!
The first message was sent over the ARPANet -
In 1976, Kleinrock published the first book on the ARPANET
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agreement between Farber, acting for CSNET and the NSF, and DARPA's Kahn
An unprecedented 1981 agreement between Farber, acting for CSNET and the NSF, and DARPA's Kahn, permitted CSNET traffic to share ARPANET -
Access to the ARPANET was expanded in 1981
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the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) was standardized
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Interesting challenge
One of the more interesting challenges was the transition of the ARPANET host protocol from NCP to TCP/IP as of January 1, 1983. -
Barry Leiner took over management of DARPA
In 1983, Barry Leiner took over management of the Internet research program at DARPA -
Commercial Internet service providers (ISPs) began to emerge in the late 1980s
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three day workshop for ALL vendors
In 1985, recognizing this lack of information availability and appropriate training, Dan Lynch in cooperation with the IAB arranged to hold a three day workshop for ALL vendors to come learn about how TCP/IP worked and what it still could not do well. -
by 1985, Internet was already well established
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Kahn and Leiner left DARPA
Also in 1985, both Kahn and Leiner left DARPA and there was a significant decrease in Internet activity at DARPA. -
Routers
In 1987 it became clear that a protocol was needed that would permit the elements of the network, such as the routers, to be remotely managed in a uniform way. -
1988 the first Interop trade show was born
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National Research Council
In 1988, a National Research Council committee, chaired by Kleinrock and with Kahn and Clark as members, produced a report commissioned by NSF titled "Towards a National Research Network". -
The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990
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"Realizing The Information Future: The Internet and Beyond"
In 1994, a National Research Council report, again chaired by Kleinrock (and with Kahn and Clark as members again), Entitled "Realizing The Information Future: The Internet and Beyond" was released. -
FNC unanimously passed a resolution defining the term Internet.
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Jon Postel acted as RFC Editor
Jon Postel acted as RFC Editor as well as managing the centralized administration of required protocol number assignments, roles that he continued to play until his death, October 16, 1998. -
Jon Postel acted as RFC Editor
Jon Postel acted as RFC Editor as well as managing the centralized administration of required protocol number assignments, roles that he continued to play until his death, October 16, 1998
