1. What happened during 1969?
1969: Arpanet
Arpanet was the first real network to run on packet switching technology. On October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time and became the first hosts of what became the Internet a few years later.
Arpanet was the first real network to run on packet switching technology. On October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time and became the first hosts of what became the Internet a few years later.
2. What happened during 1971?
1971: Email
Email was first developed in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the host name/domain name.
Email was first developed in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the host name/domain name.
3. What happened during 1977?
1977: The PC modem was a big year for the development of the Internet as we know it today. It is the year the first PC modem, developed by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists.
4. What happened during 1979?
1979: MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games
The ancestors of World of Warcraft and Second Life were developed in 1979, and were called MUD, short for MultiUser Dungeon. MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat.
The ancestors of World of Warcraft and Second Life were developed in 1979, and were called MUD, short for MultiUser Dungeon. MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat.
5. What happened during 1984?
1984: Domain Name System (DNS)
The domain name system made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address (a numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods) counterparts.
The domain name system made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address (a numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods) counterparts.
6. What happened during 1989?
1989: The proposal for the World Wide Web
The proposal for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, which was originally published in the March issue of MacWorld and then redistributed in May 1990. It was written to persuade CERN that a global hypertext system was in CERN’s best interest.
The proposal for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, which was originally published in the March issue of MacWorld and then redistributed in May 1990. It was written to persuade CERN that a global hypertext system was in CERN’s best interest.
7. What happened during 1990?
1990: First commercial dial-up ISP
In this year, Arpanet cease to exist while the first commercial dial-up Internet provider, The World came to the scene.
In this year, Arpanet cease to exist while the first commercial dial-up Internet provider, The World came to the scene.
8. What happened during 1991?
1991: First web page created
Year 1991 brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created with the intent to explain what the World Wide Web is.
Year 1991 brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created with the intent to explain what the World Wide Web is.
9. What happened during 1993?
1993: Governments join the fun
In 1993, both the White House and the United Nations came online, marking the beginning of the .gov and .org domain names.
In 1993, both the White House and the United Nations came online, marking the beginning of the .gov and .org domain names.
10. What happened during 1996?
1996: First web-based (webmail) service
In 1996, HoTMaiL (the capitalized letters are an homage to HTML), the first webmail service, was launched.
In 1996, HoTMaiL (the capitalized letters are an homage to HTML), the first webmail service, was launched.
11. What happened during 1998?
If you wish to know more about the history of the Internet, we suggest that you visit the following websites:
l A People’s History of the Internet: from Arpanet in 1969 to Today - a timeline of the Internet from guardian.co.uk.
l History of the Internet - an early timeline of the Internet, from precursors in the 1800s up to 1997.
l The History of the Internet – Tim Berners-Lee - a brief history of major developments associated with the Internet from About.com
l Hobbes’ Internet Timeline – the definitive ARPAnet & Internet History - a very thorough timeline of the Internet, starting in 1957 up to 2004, with tons of statistics and source materials included.
Sources:
Chapman, Cameron. The History of the Internet in a Nutshell.” Retrieved July 10, 2010 from
http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/
“History.” Retrieved July 10, 2010 from
http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/category/history/
http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/
“History.” Retrieved July 10, 2010 from
http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/category/history/
(Published 9 August 2010, Smart Communications, Inc.)
