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The Internet Timeline
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First American commercial computer
The very first American commercial computer, the UNIVAC 1, comes out -
NPL Network
The first computer network in the world to ever use packet switching -
ARPANET
The precursor to the internet, the ARPANET was only available to government and universities. -
Email is invented
Scientist Ray Tomlinson creates the e-mail, and is the one who decides the @ symbol will be used for it. -
Project Gutenberg Ebooks launches.
A free source of books online is launched, allowed people to upload and download books for free. -
The term Internet is invented
The term "internet" is invented, shorthand for "Internetwork" -
ARPANET handed off to NSF
The ARPANET is handed off to another branch of the government The National Science Foundation -
First sending of spam
The first spam is sent out, with 600 emails sent to people all over California via the ARPANET. -
Usenet
A connection is set up between two universities in Northern California involving more efficient packet switching. -
Computer Science Network
The National Science Foundation creates the Computer Science Network (CSNET), which allowed branches of government without high speed connections to connect via dial-up. -
FTP invented
The file transfer protocol, which lets users easily transfer files, is invented. -
NSFNET
The National Science Foundation brings a new standard of computing to the ARPANET, now known as the NSFNET, allowing all colleges and universities across the country to connect. -
NASA Science Network
NASA creates their own internet in order to communicated with other space scientists worldwide. -
World Wide Web invented
Computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web, a protocol that easily allows average people to use the new Internet. -
First commercial internet service provider
The first commercial internet service provider, "The World", opens to consumers for business. -
First web server invented
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, also invents the first web server. -
First internet browser
The first internet browser of all time is invented by Tim Berners-Lee, called WorldWideWeb -
First search engine
The first search engine of all time, called Archie, is invented. It allows you to search through a website's directory. -
NSFNet renamed
As more countries pick up the technology behind it and start connecting, the NSFNet is renamed to the Internet. -
.gov and .org begin
In 1993, the government and the united nations started their own web pages and got their own special domains for it.