Brief History of the Internet By cheezzyfries27 Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 2000 Brief History of the Internet May 15, 1961 Only 4 computers on the web Mar 29, 1965 Technology develops due to cold war Apr 1, 1966 Univac 9200 comes out Oct 29, 1969 First computerized message sent Mar 29, 1971 Still only 188 computers on the internet Mar 29, 1971 First Email May 15, 1981 NSFNET is created NSFNET is created Apr 12, 1982 Universities begin buying computers Apr 12, 1986 Computes take steps toward the internet Jan 1, 1990 248000000 computers on the web Apr 12, 1993 Online shopping begins. Apr 12, 1995 NsFNET decommisioned giving all full internet access. Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Apr 12, 2012 Brief History of the internet Apr 12, 2000 Wide use of cell phones. Apr 12, 2005 Web 2.0 Apr 12, 2012 1200000000 computers on the net.
