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ARPANET created in retaliation to Russia launching the first satellite Sputnik I, into space.
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Packet-switching network created by Dept. of Defense for projects and research. Founded in 1957 but offline for 12 years
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Explored alternatives to ARPANET design; supported a more research-based platform. Business model became instrumental to the design of the internet we have today.
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ARPANET disbanded over several years to various department-specific networks: MILNET, NIPRNET, SIPRNET, CSNET, NSFNET
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PSINet, Alternet, CERFNet, etc. offering Commercial Internet eXchange, Metropolitan Area Exchanges, and Network Access Points as new network connections
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The first search engine, "Archie," is created to aid in indexing the pre-WWW.
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Permits NSFNET to allow education-centred communities permission to computer networks.
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Internet is reorganized to act under independent management under ISOC and ICANN.
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"Google," arguably the most used search engine, is invented.
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While the idea of wireless internet dates back to 1985, the term "Wi-Fi" wasn't coined until 1999, also widely accepted as the year that wireless internet became less of a dream and more of a reality.