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ARPANET was the first real network to run on packet switching technology. Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), was the world's first operational packet switching network and the core network of a set that came to compose the global Internet.
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The operating system whose design heavily influenced that of Linux and FreeBSD (the operating systems most popular in today’s web servers/web hosting services) Invented by Dennis Ritchie and Kenneth Thompsonin Bell labs.
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Apple was created by Steve Jobs, and Steve Wozniak.
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The first trans-Atlantic connection and the popularity of emailing
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The first trans-Atlantic connection and the popularity of emailing
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linked computer science departments at academic institutions in the United States that were not connected to the ARPANET.
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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP)
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Chase Bishop developed the first model of Windows.
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The number of hosts online breaks 100,000.
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Sun Microsystems releases Java
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Google files for incorporation in California on September 4. Shortly thereafter, Larry and Sergey open a bank account in the newly-established company‘s name
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Fixed wireless, high-speed Internet technology is now seen as a viable alternative to copper and fiber optic lines placed in the ground.
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Facebook began when Mark Zuckerberg launched the site as a Harvard sophomore. It was then called "thefacebook.com"
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There are an estimated 92 million Web sites online
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Google Inc. acquires YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction.
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Microsoft launches its various consumer versions of Microsoft Vista.
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Apple surpasses one billion iTunes downloads.
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Search engine giant Google surpasses Microsoft as "the most valuable global brand," and also is the most visited Web site.
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Facebook has over 400 million members
