The History of the Personal Computer and Internet

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  • First Minicomputer Created

    First Minicomputer Created
    Welcome minicomputerThe PDP-8 is the first successful minicomputer that sold for $18,000 and was small enough to fit on top of a desk.

  • First communication between two different computers

    First communication between two different computers
    UCLA and Stanford communicationLeonard Kleinrock transferred a message from a computer at Stanford to a computer at UCLA This occurence was the beginning of the Internet by showing that there is potential for different forms of technology can communicate between each other. The computer crashed after the third letter was sent but it was still monumental.

  • ARPANET Spread Vastly To Different Institutions

    ARPANET Spread Vastly To Different Institutions
    ARPANETAt this point in the creation of the computer and Internet, ARPANET has traveled to thirty different institutions and their name is spreading as a company.

  • Communication Protocols Were Developed

    Communication Protocols Were Developed
    Cerf and KahnVinton Cerf and Robert Kahn are known as the "fathers" of the Internet beause although many people atrtributed to the invention of the Internet, they developed communications standards that are still used to this day. These are called TCP/IP Protocols

  • The IBM PC id Launched

    The IBM PC id Launched
    IBM PCThe first IBM PC was first priced at $1,565. It processed information much faster than the first and also could hook up to theTV to play games, and understand many words in a single sitting. It contained 40K of read-only memory and 16K of user memory along with a buit-in speaker.

  • Apple creates the Macintosh

    Apple creates the Macintosh
    MacintoshWhen first revealed to the public, not many were sold. THe computer was missing and once that was added to the Apple computer, sales drastically changed. The originators of Apple also left the company.

  • ARPANET Shuts Down

    ARPANET Shuts Down
    ShutdownBecause of this company, the net grew from 4 to over 300,000 hosts. All of the countries involved in this company were also shut down. It had simply been grown out of of by the net.

  • HTTP and World Wide Web Was Made Public

    HTTP and World Wide Web Was Made Public
    HTTP and WWWTim Berner's Lee created the first web browser. The Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the 'http" at the begnning of a link and the WWW stands for world wide web. Keep in mind that the web is a subset of the Internet.

  • The Internet Society (ISOC) is Established

    The Internet Society (ISOC) is Established
    ISOChttp://www.internetsociety.org/A proffessional society forms that has the "fathers" of the Internet as the founders. This society acknowledges this growing phenomena and the founders strive to have the society as a place where people are inspired and grow this growing role in life.

  • The Mosaic Browser Was Released

    The Mosaic Browser Was Released
    The Mosaic Browser was capable of displaying graphics and text. Before this innovation, text was the only thing that cold be accessed was only text. From here, the Internet grew rapidly.