Origins of the Internet

ARPANET

Oct 2, 1969

Government development of a network of computers called ARPANET

Research

Oct 2, 1980

ARPANET made it available to science computer departments for research purposes

Tim Berneres-Lee

Oct 2, 1990

Tim Berners-Lee created first GUI (Graphical-User Interface) AKA the World Wide Web

Availability

Oct 2, 1993

World Wide Web became available to just anyone and web sites were rapidly created

WC3

Oct 2, 1994

The World Wide Web Consortium (WC3) was founded

Government Funding

Oct 2, 1995

Governement stopped funding for Internet