Timeline: Internet Timeline

Dec 1, 1969

ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)

Designed for research, education, and government organizations, it provides a communications network linking the country in the event that a military attack destroys conventional communications systems.

Mar 1, 1972

First basic email program

First basic e-mail programs written by Ray Tomlinson at BBN for ARPANET: SNDMSG and READMAIL. "@" sign chosen for its "at" meaning.

Jan 1, 1973

First international connection

First international connections to the ARPANET: University College of London (England) via NORSAR (Norway)

Apr 1, 1976

Apple Computer founded

Macintosh Computer CommercialApple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

Mar 1, 1978

TCP split into TCP and IP.

TCP split into TCP and IP

Jun 22, 1981

Router created

Wireless RouterWilliam Yeager, an American engineer created the first multiple-protocol router in 1981.

Aug 12, 1981

IBM announces PC

IBM announces its first Personal Computer. Microsoft creates DOS.

Nov 1, 1983

DNS created

Domain Name System (DNS) designed by Jon Postel, Paul Mockapetris, and Craig Partridge. .edu, .gov, .com, .mil, .org, .net, and .int created.

Apr 1, 1985

T1 line deployed

The National Science Foundation began deploying its new T1 lines, which would be finished by 1988.

Aug 10, 1991

Cat 5 Cable released

Cat5eCategory 5 cable, is a twisted pair high signal integrity cable type often referred to as Cat5.

Jul 21, 1992

WWW released.

World-Wide Web released by CERN.

Jan 7, 1993

Mosaic web browser is released

Mosaic is the web browser credited with popularizing the World Wide Web. Mosaic was also the first browser to display images inline with text instead of displaying images in a separate window.