Internet History in My Lifetime

Development of AOL

1983

AOL was founded. It is significant to my timeline because it was the fist dial-up system I personally had in my home. I remember waiting for ever and listening to that dial up sound...ugh!! So annoying.

Creation of the World Wide Web

1989

Tim Berners-Lee 'invented' the WWW. This is a significant milestone in my lifetime as it began to give access to information and resources that would readily be available forever.

Apple II Computer

1997

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs announce the Apple II computer. The Tandy TRS-80 and Commodore Pet are also introduced. This began the consumer and small business markets for computers.

Windows 98 Released

1998

My first laptop had Windows 98.

My first iPhone

2007

I got the first iPhone in 2007! It totally changed the way I communicate today.