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Packet-switching technology
How ARPANET Works
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The Nodes
ARPANET
IMP (Interfere Message Processor) network is contructed. All four nodes are linked, (University of California, Stanford Research Institute, Univertsity of Utah). The first word sent across the network is login, the system crashed and only 'lo' was sent. -
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e-mail
History of e-mail
The First e-mail was sent between two computers sitting right next to each other. This experiment was supervised by engineer, Ray Tomlinsin - later on he wrote a mail program for Tenex. -
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Apple incorporated
Apple
The Apple comany is incorporated in Cupertino, Caliornia by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak -
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World.std.com
Internet History; Live Science
World.std.com becomes the first commercial provider of dial-up access to the Internet -
Antivirus software
First antivirus software
The first Antivirus software programs were Flushot Plus and Anti4Us. They were written and released in 1987. In the early Internet days, viruses were usually spread through floppy disks. -
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Netscape communications founded
Netscape
Originally founded under the name, Mosaic Communications Corporation; Jim Clark had recruited Marc Andreessen as co-founder and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers as investors -
Browser wars begin
Browser Wars
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Satellite
Indroduction to Wireless Internet Services
satellite becomes the first mainstream consumer wireless Internet service -
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High-Speed internet
Telstra
Fixed wireless, high-speed Internet technology is now seen as a viable alternative to optic lines placed in the ground. -
ADSL
Internet in Australia
DSL is introduced via Testra Bigpond, at the internet speeds of 256/64 kbit/s (downstream/upstream), 512/128 kbit/s, and 1500/256 kbit/s. -
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Youtube
Youtube
Youtube is lauched on the internet when three PayPal with the domin name YouTube.com -
ADSL2+
Internode Launches Extreme Broadband - Australia's First ADSL2+
ADSL2+ is created to double to speeds of it's origanal ADSL2 with a peak of 24Mbits/s -
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ADSL 8Mbits/s
About Telstra' >Telstra
Telstra uncapped its retail and wholesale ADSL offerings to the maximum speed of ADSL to 8 Mbit/s, however with a limited 384 kbit/s upstream speed. -
IP Network
About Telstra' >Telstra
Telstra launches its Next IP netowrk the largest fully integrated wireline and wireless national Internet Protocol network in the world -
Longest Distance ever attempted
Telstra
Telstra and Nortel successfully complete world-first trials of next generation 100Gbps and 40Gbps transmission over the longest distance ever attempted -
Fastest cable broadband network
Telstra
Telstra launches the fastest cable broadband network with the completion of an upgrade of the hybrid fibre coaxial broadband -
Satellite cell on Wheels
Telstra
Telstra launches the "Satellite cell on Wheels" a portable mobile base station for use in areas without any infrastructure with the use of satellite transmissions to connect to Telstra's terrestrial network and provide Next G network coverage to the surrounding area to connect to Telstra's terrestrial network
to connect to Telstra's terrestrial network coverage surrounding areas
