History of the young Internet

By MyNameIsWhat

  • USSR launches Sputnik

    The USSR launches Spunik and as a counter act the United States launches ARPA. Both trying to become the world leader in science and technology.

  • ARPA hosts study on on cooperative networks

    One computer from MIT is succesfully connected to a computer from SDC with a 1200bps phone line

  • John Vittal develops MSG

    John Vittal made the first all-inclusve email progrm that offers reply, forwar and filling capabilities.

  • .com era is born

    The domain name system is developed and the .com era is born as well as other domains like .edu and .gov

  • Internet is introduced

    The interent is introduced to the public, World.std.com is becomes the first company to provide internet access through dial up

  • CERN releases World-Wide Web

    The European organization for nuclear research releases WWW

  • Online malls, banks, radio stations become common online.

  • Companies provide free computers with contract for internet service

  • 1 billion users

    Napster is in full swing

  • Newwork Solutions offer the one-hundred year domain name

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