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ENIAC(Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was created as the first general-purposes electronic computer by John Mauchly and J. Eckert. -
ARPANET(Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) is created as the first public network of computers that originally connected government agencies and research institutions. -
A timeline of some important events throughout the history of the internet.
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Considered to be the first online game, Maze War was made playable on ARPANET. Maze War is planning a rerelease on Steam. -
The Columbus Dispatch became the first newspaper to be distributed online. This caused the eventual widespread move from paper style news sources to online news sources. -
The internet's first search engine, Archie, is created. This makes it much easier for files to be found and accessed on the web. -
The web goes worldwide as the code becomes public domain and accessible for anyone, from anywhere. -
The first internet scam was recorded as users of AOL would pretend to be administrators of the program in order to steal other users' passwords. This process was named "phishing". -
The Nokia 9000 Communicator becomes the first smartphone released by Nokia, newly capable of cellular internet connectivity. -
The first pop-up ad was created, allowing advertisers to cause an ad to cover a section of users' screens. The original creator was interviewed, and an interesting article can be found here. -
The first form of the Wifi we know today was created by the IEEE, and had a transmission speed of about 2 Mbit/s. Most internet activities today require a minimum of 5 Mbit/s or more. -
SixDegrees, considered to be the first social media site, was introduced to the web. This allowed users to create profiles, create posts, and become friends with other users. -
The most popular search engine in recent times was created. Has dominated the internet ever since by constantly diversifying its uses. -
Originally called "TheFacebook", Facebook became one of the world's largest sites. It has been a long lasting social media giant to this day. -
Youtube is created and released, along with the first video titled "Me at the Zoo". The video was posted by Youtube Co-Founder Jawed Karim. -
Moving from mailing DVDs to online movie streaming, Netflix becomes the largest movie streaming platform. This would lead to many other companies replicating this style of service to this day. -
Apple releases the first iPhone, revolutionizing cellular devices and beginning their long reign at the top of the smartphone/technology market. -
internet is able to be used in space using DTN software. DTN uses "store-and-forward" mechanisms to transfer data. A link from NASA on how DTN software works can be found here. -
One of the largest mobile games to date. Took the internet by storm and became massively popular very quick. Later deleted from app stores in 2014. -
Amazon releases the first echo speaker with Alexa incorporated with it. This allowed users to get answers to questions on the web, play music, and more by just using their voice to communicate with Alexa. -
OpenAI creates ChatGPT using GPT-3 technology. ChatGPT becomes massively popular for being one of the most accessible and smartest AI programs.