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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created
Foud a way that computers can talk to each other in case of nuclear attack -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
The first hosts on what would one day become the internet -
An Arpanet network was established
Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created -
Email was first developed
Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name) -
The beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network" which would have no central control and would work aroud a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP). -
The first Personal Computer Modem is invented
The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initally sold to computer hobbyists -
Apple II was relased
History of ComputersApple's Apple II was released which has color graphics, eight expansion slots, and was one of the first computers to use a typewriter-like plastic case design -
TRS-80 was released
History of ComputersThe Tandy Rasio Shack TRS-80 was released which was the first home computer under $600 and used a dedicated monitor for U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules compliance -
Spam is born
the first unsolicited commercial email message (later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk -
MUD - The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted
The precursor to Worl of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUSer Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat -
Atari 8 Bit Family Was Released
History of ComputersThe Atari 400/800 was released which was the first computer with custom chip set and programmable video chip and built-in audio output -
Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
History of ComputersTexas Instruments TI-99/4A was released which was the first home computer with a 16-bit processor -
The first emoticon :-)
The first emoticon was used. While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than the original -) proposed by MacKenzie -
The domain name system was created
The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created. The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP addresses counterparts. DNS servers allowed internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP addresses automatically. -
World Wide Web protocols finished
The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URL's. -
First web page created 1991
Brought some major innovation to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to emplay what the World Wide Web was. -
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Blackberry was invented
History of SmartphonesRIM's Blackberry operating system was released for cell phones that allowed them to connect to the internet -
Android was created
History of SmartphonesAndy Rubin's open-source platform backed by Google was created which will eventually allow many users to use their cell phones to access the internete -
Youtube was created
History of YoutubeYoutube was created which is a webstie where you can upload videos and share them with people all over the world -
iOS was introduced
History of SmartphonesiOS, Apple's mobile operating system was released running on the first iPhone -
First Android phone was released
History of SmartphonesThe first Android smartphone, the HTC Dream was released which was the first Android phone to let it's users access the internet
