History of the Internet Fall 2016

  • Babbage - Mechanical Computer

  • Two MIT Computers Communicate w/ Packets

  • ARPA Online Connecting Four Universities

  • Email Invented by Ray Tomlinson

  • TCP/IP

  • Domain Systems

  • Dial-up becomes available to consumers

  • Berners-Lee creates HTML, URL, and HTTP

  • Point and click navigation is made

  • World Wide Web open for business

  • Mosaic is created for internet navigation

  • IMG HTML added to show images on web pages

  • WIndows 95 is made

  • Amazon and EBay invented

  • Nokia creates phone with internet access

  • Google opens first office

  • MySpace launched

  • Wikipedia created

  • Microsoft introduces Xbox Live

  • Apple introduces iTunes

  • Facebook created

  • YouTube is launched

  • Apple released first iPhone

  • Apple reveals iPad, Pinterest and Instagram created

  • FTC adopts laws to keep internet free and open