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ARPA is created
Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of a nuclear attack. -
ASCII created
Standard LanguageThe first standard for all computers was created for a 55 pound satellite . -
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Computers ar Stanford and UCLA connect 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 username from the computer name (which would later become 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 around a transmission control protocal (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 an initially sold to computer hobbyisits. -
Spam is Born
The first unsolicited commercial email message (later known as spam), was sent out to 600 Californa Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk -
MUD- The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted
The precursor to World 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. -
The first Emoticon :)
Many people credit Kecin 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 term Internet was coined
InternetUntil now, the term was not used to describe the network that linked all computers. -
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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 URLs. -
First web page created
Brought some major innovations 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 explain what the world wide web was. -
Wifi invented
wifiWifi was invented initially for cashiers. It was cheap and had very small memory capacity. -
Comercial use of computers becomes commonplace
Comercial use Shopping malls, banks, radio stations and advertising become commonplace online. -
Time Malfunction
Time ScareThe US timekeeper (USNO) and a few other time services around the world report the new year as 19100 Jan 1. -
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First Flash Mob
Flash Mob Flash mobs start in New York, and slowly spread to cities around the world. -
Wireless Internet
wirelessWireless internet can be broadcasted across the world like television or radio. -
Youtube was created
Youtube Youtube was launched, revolutionizing the music video and vlog industry.
