The Internet

By kl132

  • Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer

    He designs his first mechanical computer

  • Guglielmo Marconi invents radio signals

  • The American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is developed to standardize data exchange among computers.

  • Hotmail is created as the first web-based mail service

  • The American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is developed to standardize data exchange among computers.

  • Altair produces the first portable computer

  • Apple Computers was founded Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs

  • More than 10 million computers are in use in the United States

  • Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau propose a 'hypertext' system starting the modern Internet

  • Mobile web can be accessed by hand held devices like a cell phone

  • Napscape navigator is lanched to help make using the internet easier

  • Napster mainstream file-sharing of audio files over the internet

  • Google was found, revolutionizing the way in which people find information online

  • Bill Gates introduces the Xbox

  • Skype has over 100 million register users

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