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The beginning of the internet
Computer scientist J.C.R. Licklider comes up with the idea for a global computer network -
Networking
Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf collaborated to develop a protocol for linking multiple computer networks together. This would later become the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/cerf-khan-bio.html. google image -
Ethernet invented
Robert Metcalfe while working for Xerox developed a system of cables that would allow for the transfer of more data over a network system. He names this system Alto Aloha, later its renamed and becomes known as Ethernet Picture from google featuring Metcalfe with his creation the Ethernet -
Computer revolution
In 1977, the Apple II becomes the first fully assembled personal computer and is made available to the public. www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tech/index.html google searched picture of the apple 2 -
Growth of the Web
In 1994, thanks to the introduction of Mosaic, interest in the World Wide Web explodes. Within four years it was estimated that nearly 30 million people were browsing the Web.
