History of the Internet

By RichHomieDan
  • First Network Experiment

    First Network Experiment

    : Directed by Larry Roberts at MIT Lincoln Lab, two computers talked to each other using packet-switching technology.
  • ARPA project begins

    ARPA project begins

    Larry Roberts is chief scientist.
  • First ARPANet node installed at UCLA Network Measurement Center

    First ARPANet node installed at UCLA Network Measurement Center

    Kleinrock hooked up the Interface Message Processor to a Sigma 7 Computer.
  • Second node installed at Stanford Research Institute

    Second node installed at Stanford Research Institute

    connected to a SDS 940 computer. The first ARPANet message sent: "lo." Trying to spell log-in, but the system crashed!
  • First basic e-mail programs

    First basic e-mail programs

    written by Ray Tomlinson at BBN for ARPANET: SNDMSG and READMAIL. "@" sign chosen for its "at" meaning.
  • Apple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

    Apple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

  • IBM announces its first Personal Computer. Microsoft creates DOS.

    IBM announces its first Personal Computer. Microsoft creates DOS.

  • Domain Name System (DNS) designed

    Domain Name System (DNS) designed

    by Jon Postel, Paul Mockapetris, and Craig Partridge. .edu, .gov, .com, .mil, .org, .net, and .int created.
  • Apple Computer introduces the Macintosh

    Apple Computer introduces the Macintosh

  • Microsoft licenses technology

    Microsoft licenses technology

    Microsoft licenses technology from Spyglass to create Web browser for Windows 95.
  • Sun Microsystems releases Java.

    Sun Microsystems releases Java.