History of the Internet Mr Fone
Arpanet Advanced Research Projects Agency Network - World's first operational packet switching network
In the early 1970s, Ray Tomlinson updated an existing utility called SNDMSG so that it could copy messages (as files) over the network. Lawrence Roberts, the project manager for the ARPANET development, took the idea of READMAIL, which dumped all "recent" messages onto the user's terminal, and wrote a program for TENEX in TECO macros called RD which permitted accessing individual messages. Barry Wessler then updated RD and called it NRD.
Year? - Search engines
Year?- 'Dotcom' bubble
Bulletin boards A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with other users, either through electronic mail or in public message boards. Many BBSes also offer on-line games, in which users can compete with each other, and BBSes with multiple phone lines often provide chat rooms, allowing users to interact with each other.
Year? - Mosaic 'browser'
Year?- Web 2.0
Year? - Launch of Sputnik
Year? - World Wide Web