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ARPA Created
Found a way that computers can talk
to each other in case of nuclear attack. -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
The first hosts on
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An Arpanet network was established
Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company
that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created. -
Email was first developed
Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use
the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the
domain name) -
The beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a
so-called "inter-network", which would have no central control and would work around a
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The first Personal Computer Modem is Invented
The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes
and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. -
Spam is born
The first unsolicited commercial email message(later known as spam), was sent
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MUD
The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted- The precursor to World of
Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUser
Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games,
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The first emoticon :-)
The first emoticon was used While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie
with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-)
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The domain name system was created
The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created.The
domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly
compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an
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British scientist Tim Berners-Lee
Submits a proposal to his bosses at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, making the case for a “‘web’ of notes with links (like references) between them” to help researchers access and share data more easily. https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
World Wide Web protocols finished
The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim
Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP,
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First web page created
1991 brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet.
The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose
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First prototype webcam
Scientists at Cambridge University build a prototype webcam. Taking three shots per minute, it is trained on the computer lab coffee pot to allow academics anywhere in the building to see when a fresh batch has been brewed. https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
First Photo
Tim Berners-Lee and his colleagues upload what was arguably the first photo to appear on the web, a scanned .gif version of a shot of CERN’s house band, Les Horribles Cernettes. The idea was to prove that the web didn’t have to be about just physics. https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
First search engine
Swiss developer Oscar Nierstrasz builds one of the earliest web search engines, W3 Catalog. https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
First ad appears
The first banner ad appears. Featured on HotWired.com and promoting AT&T’s telecoms services, it reads: “Have you ever clicked your mouse right HERE? You will.” https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
First internet-based diary
1994: Twenty-year-old American student Justin Hall is credited with creating the world’s first internet-based diary (a blog, if you will, though the term had yet to be invented). He would maintain it for the next 11 years. https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
First online order
One of the first known online purchases takes place. It’s an order for a large pepperoni and mushroom pizza — with extra cheese — from Pizza Hut’s “electronic storefront,”PizzaNet. https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
First online transaction
The first sales take place on AuctionWeb — or, as we know it now, eBay. They include a broken laser pointer (sold for $14.83), autographed Marky Mark underwear ($400) and a Superman lunchbox ($22). https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
The founding of Craigslist
Craigslist, the brainchild of “self-described nerd” Craig Newmark, begins listing San Francisco-area events online. It would later become one of the world’s most visited — and often, weirdest — websites. https://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/ -
YouTube Is Invented
The extremely successful webpage, YouTube, came into being on February 14, 2005
