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ARPANET
Computers, at UCLA and Stanford University, were connected and attempted to send the word "Login", however the connection failed at the letter "g". This was the first (semi-)successful attempt to connect two computers over a network connection. -
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ARPANET Network
Computers at Harvard, MIT and BBN were connected via an ARPANEt network for the first time. -
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Email
Email is developed by Ray Tomlinson, who decided that the "@" symbol should devide the user from the computer name. -
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First Trans-Atlantic Communication
The first long distance communication with the University College of London. -
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TCP/IP
The first suggestion to create a network with no central contorl and to use transmission control protocol. -
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Email Client
The first email client was created, including the reply and forward buttons. -
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PC Modem
The first PC Modem was created, allowing people to access the "internet". -
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Usenet
The first public message board (a forum) was created. -
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ARPANET to TCP/IP
ARPANET switched to the TCP/IP protocols. -
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Domain Name System
The Domain Name System was developed, with domain name servers (DNS), which allowed users to type in a name of a server rather than its IP address. -
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First Internet Attack
The first malicious internet attack was the "Morris Worm" which caused major interruptions. -
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World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is developed, which is the basis for the internet as it is today. The first dial-up ISP was created also, causing ARPANET to fall away. -
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Web Pages
The first webpage was developed along with the first content based search system. -
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Google!
Google is launching, making the internet useful, I mean, allowing easier access to files and websites. -
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Modern Internet
Social media sites come online, such as Napster. Other popular sites are launched, such as Wikipedia, Myspace, Digg, The Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. This is the beginning of very modern web browsing and internet based social interaction.