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The First Electronic Message
At 10:30 a person named Charley Kline made history by trying to send a message from a UCLA computer to a Stanford computer. It only partially came through but it still made history. source:
https://explore.proquest.com/sirsdiscoverer/document/3121323816?searchid=1748547378&accountid=3541 -
ARPANET
The original version of the internet was a bunch of computers supported by the United States Department of Defense. source:
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The Internet
On January 1 1983 the first version of the internet that we would consider "the internet" was created. source:
https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml#:~:text=January%201%2C%201983%20is%20considered,Protocol%20(TCP%2FIP). -
Wi-Fi
Wi-fi is a very important part of the internet helping us communicate with each other more easily. Wi-Fi is what lets us access the internet on the go vs. just at a desk. source:
https://explore.proquest.com/sirsdiscoverer/document/2326436581?searchid=1748547884&accountid=3541 -
The WWW
The World Wide Web is a collection of web pages that link to other web pages that lives on the internet. What we mean when we say "the internet". source:
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/cable/273434#234498-toc -
The First Web Browser
The first web browser was released to the public giving them a way to access the internet. source:
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/World-Wide-Web-WWW/571030 -
Commercial Use of Internet
Internet traffic began moving from government and research networks to commercial networks. Companies began creating websites for customers to visit. source:
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Third Generation Mobile Phone Networks
3G phone service had enough bandwidth to view web pages and send images and video. source:
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/smartphone/570926 -
The iPhone
The large touchscreen and no physical keyboard made it easier to use web pages on a phone. So many people using the internet on the same phone made it easier to build web pages that worked well on it. source:
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What's Next
the internet wont be something you "connect" to. Everything will be on the internet all the time whatever and wherever it is.