The Internet has been around for much longer than most people think, with its roots able to be traced back to the 1960s. This web site will give you an insight into the background and development of the medium. You’ll find information on its rapid growth, the fierce competition generated and the major players involved. Clear goals have driven some, whilst others have become household names almost by accident. Find fascinating facts on a phenomenon that has changed communication to an extent which was previously totally unimaginable.
1960s: Advent of packet-switching network heralds birth of Internet
1968: US Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) furthers packet-switching development
1970s: ARPA introduces network for defence and develops e-mail. US universities join network
1973: First intercontinental network connection as University College of London joins network
1975: Bill Gates creates Microsoft as PC sales grow
1979: USENET is developed, pushing Internet’s rapid expansion
1985: Forerunner of America Online (AOL) is launched by Steve Case
1990: Tim Berners-Lee develops Internet computer language and address system
1991: WorldWideWeb browser and server software made available by Tim Berners-Lee
1993: Mosaic, the first properly developed web-browser, takes Internet by storm
1994: First World Wide Web Consortium conference held
1995: Amazon launched by Jeff Bezos
1995: eBay basis set by Pierre Omidyar
1995: Yahoo launched by David Filo and Jerry Yang
1998: Google opens its doors
1998: ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is born
2004: Google stock market launch
2005: Google invests US$ 1 billion for 5% stake in Time Warner’s AOL
2006: Number of websites tops the 100,000,000 mark
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Pet Feb 16, 2007 1:08 pm od Gio
