The Internet By kl132 Jan 1, 1822 Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer He designs his first mechanical computer Jan 5, 1895 Guglielmo Marconi invents radio signals Jan 5, 1963 The American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is developed to standardize data exchange among computers. Jan 5, 1966 Hotmail is created as the first web-based mail service Jan 5, 1971 The American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is developed to standardize data exchange among computers. Jan 5, 1975 Altair produces the first portable computer Jan 5, 1976 Apple Computers was founded Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs Jan 5, 1983 More than 10 million computers are in use in the United States Jan 5, 1990 Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau propose a 'hypertext' system starting the modern Internet Jan 5, 1990 Mobile web can be accessed by hand held devices like a cell phone Jan 5, 1994 Napscape navigator is lanched to help make using the internet easier Jan 5, 1998 Napster mainstream file-sharing of audio files over the internet Jan 5, 1998 Google was found, revolutionizing the way in which people find information online Jan 7, 2001 Bill Gates introduces the Xbox Jan 5, 2006 Skype has over 100 million register users