The history of the Internet

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    Dial-Up

    Dial-Up
    Dial-Up is a system where you use your telephone wires to connect to the internet. This system was popular in the 90's, however it is inconvenient as you can't use a phone and an internet device at the same time.

  • J.C.R. Licklider

    J.C.R. Licklider
    Developed an idea that computers were all linked together in a network to communicate with one another.

  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
    The first ever message was sent from one computer to another through the ARPANET(the government's computer system at the time)

  • Additional Networks added

    Additional Networks added
    More networks were added, creating a communication system between countries.

  • EMAILS

    EMAILS
    In this same year, Ray Tomlinson began developing an electronic mail system.

  • Vinton Cerf

    Vinton Cerf
    Vinson Cerf began developing Transmission Control Protocol.

  • The 80's

    The 80's
    During the 80's, Cerf's theory began more well known.

  • The World Wide Web

    The World Wide Web
    In 1991, Tim Burners-Lee invented the World wide Web. An invention which has truly changed the World.

  • Netscape Navigator

    Netscape Navigator
    Netscape Navigator was another search engine, of which 90% of internet users use.

  • 2000's onwards

    2000's onwards
    Wireless internet came about, meaning that all the technology in the house was wirelessly connected to a modem.

  • Social Medias

    Social Medias
    As we get into the 2000's, we see different social medias used for communication and entertainment, the largest one being Facebook.