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J.C.R. Licklider
Proposed the idea of a network of computers that could communicate. -
Packet-switching
Two computers at MIT Lincoln Lab communicate with one another using packet-switching technology. -
The ARPANET
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, created by the U.S. Department of Defense, was used to send the first ever message from one computer to another. Only 4 computers were on this network by the end of the year. -
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TCP/IP
The development of Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol, or TCP/IP, by scientists Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf. -
Email
Ray Tomlinson developed the first system used to send mail back and forth between users of ARPANET. -
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Bigger Network
Addition of ALOHAnet from the University of Hawaii and various networks from London and Norway to the ARPANET. -
Telenet
The first Internet Service Provider (ISP) is born with the introduction of a commercial version of ARPANET, known as Telenet. -
ARPANET and TCP/IP
ARPANET adopted the Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol. -
World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. -
ERWISE
Creation of ERWISE (the first commonly available internet browser with a graphical user interface). -
Dial-up Internet
Dial-up internet was first offered commercially in by Sprint. -
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Surfing the Web
In 1993 MOSAIC was created, and inspired by it, NETSCAPE navigator was created in 1994. -
IPV6
The Internet Protocol version 6 introduced, to allow for future growth of Internet Addresses.