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First Created
Computers were first used during the Cold War. At the time only scientists and researchers used it. -
ARPANBT first established
ARPANBT stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network and connected Stanford & UCLA -
First network though of
JCR Licklider though up the idea of a network that all computers could connect to and talk to each other. -
First message sent/received
It travelled from UCLA to Stanford and was supposed to say "Login" but they only received "Lo" -
Computers connected
At the end of the year, only 4 computers around the entire world were connected to the network. -
ARPANBT expands
It now connects to Harvard, MIT & BBN -
Communication system in progress
Ray Tomlinson thought up what would become the first Email system. -
More computers added
Computers were added to the system in Hawaii, England and Norway. -
Transmission Control Protocol & Internet Protocol
Vinton Cerf invents a way to connect computers from across the globe to another by a way called "Transmission Control Protocol" which was followed by "Internet Protocol". -
"Cyclades" thought of
A French project that pushes the idea of a host computer handling data transfer. -
ARPANBT - Email
ARPANBT is now 75% Email. -
Connect to government
Proposal to connect all networks to a governing body. -
Spam created
Gary Thuerk creates spam. -
First social network created
The first social network created was called Usenet. -
Development of Surf's ideas
Over the 1980's various scientists edited and improved Surf's ideas so they worked better. -
ARPANBT turns to 7CP/IP
ARPANBT turns to 7CP/IP -
Internet though of
Tim Burners-Lee proposes the internet -
More computers added
By the 1990's lots of people had computers, it was just the scientists and researchers anymore. -
Creation of the World Wide Web
Tm Berners-Lee created the world wide web that let anyone with an internet connection connect to it. -
Creation of ERWISE
ERWISE was the equivalent of google in those days and the first browser to have a graphic interface. -
Mosaic created
Popularised browsing -
Netscape Navigator created
Inspired by Mosaic, this was the most popular browser of the time, attracting 90% of the internet traffic. -
Dial-up internet created
AOL & CompuServe started to provide dial-up internet for users -
Myspace becomes popular
Myspace is now the most popular social networking site. -
Facebook college network created
People start to use the internet more for social networking sites. -
Iphone introduces mobile web
The first mobile phone to be able to connect to the internet, it changed phones today.