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Internet begin
The history of the Internet began with the development of electronic computers in the 1950s -
introduces the dataphone
AT&T introduces the dataphone and the first known MODEM. -
First packet-switching papers
First packet-switching papers ever made -
paper talking about packetization
Leonard Kleinrock releases his paper talking about packetization. -
first long distance dialup connection
Lawrence G. Roberts with MIT performs the first long distant dial-up connection between a TX-2 computer in Massachusetts and Tom Marill with a Q-32 at SDC in California. -
"Packet"
Donald Davies coins the word "Packet." -
Merit Network founded
Merit Network founded -
ARPANET carries its first packets
ARPANET carries its first packets -
Network Information Center (NIC)
Network Information Center (NIC) founded -
first e-mail sent
Ray Tomlinson sends the first e-mail, the first messaging system to send messages across a network to other users. -
VoIP made
The first VoIP call is made. -
Telenet is introduced
A commercial version of ARPANET known as Telenet is introduced and considered by many to be the first Internet Service Provider (ISP). -
Apple Company
Apple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 -
first worm
John Shoch and Jon Hupp at Xerox PARC develop the first worm. -
Computer Science Network (CSNET)
Computer Science Network (CSNET) founded -
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) created -
Domain Name System (DNS)
Domain Name System (DNS) created -
.COM domain name registered
First .COM domain name registered -
Internet Chat
Internet Chat was created in 1988 -
Mosaic
The first internet browser Mosaic was founded in 1993 -
Microsoft introduces
On August 16, 1995 Microsoft introduces and releases Microsoft Internet Explorer. -
Internet weblongs being to appear
Internet weblogs begin to appear. -
Safari broswer is released
On June 30, 2003 the Safari browser is released. -
Releases the Mozilla Firefox browser
On November 9, 2004 Mozilla releases the Mozilla Firefox browser. -
Google Chrome Released
On December 11, 2008 the Google Chrome.
