The document outlines the history and development of the Internet from 1836 to 1997. Some of the key events include the invention of the telegraph in 1836, the laying of transatlantic cables in the 1850s-60s allowing direct communication across the Atlantic, the development of packet switching networks and ARPANET in the late 1960s which laid the foundation for the Internet, the creation of TCP and IP protocols in the 1970s which became the basis for Internet communication, the introduction of e-mail and USENET in the late 1970s which helped popularize the Internet, and the creation of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s bringing the Internet to the masses. The timeline shows how advances in networking and protocols

2. 1836
Telegraph
Sputnik
Satellites play an
important role in
transmitting all
sorts of data
today.
1962
1968
Hard to
eavesdrop
on
mesasges.
Transatlantic
cable
Allowed direct
instantaneous
communication
across the
atlantic.
Revolutionized
human
(tele)communicat
ions.
1957
18581866
1876
Telephones
Modems provide
digital to audio
conversions to allow
computers to
connect over the
telephone network.
Packetswitching
(PS)
networks
1969
First node
at UCLA(Los
Angeles)
Birth of
Internet

3. 1972
Internetwo
rking
Working
Group
(INWG)
It is created to
address need
for establishing
agreed upon
protocols.
1973
THEORYNET
provides
electronic mail to
over 100
researchers in
computer science
E-mail
A program to
send messages
across a
distributed
network.
Global
Networking
becomes a reality
Ethernet
outlined- this is
how local
networks are
basically
connected today.
1977
1971
1974
Transmission
Control
Program
(TCP)
It is the basis
of Internet
communicati
on
E-mail
takes
off, Interne
t becomes
a reality.
1976
UNIX was and still is
the main operating
system used by
universities and
research
establishments.
Networking
comes to
many.

4. 1979
USENET
It is a
collection of
discussions
and news
groups.
1982
becoming the
first commercial
provider of
Internet dial-up
access.
First
Mulituser
Dungeon
ARPA
establishes the
Internet
Configuration
Control Board.
TCP
and IP
Transmission
Control
Protocol (TCP)
and Internet
Protocol (IP
1990
1979
part 2
1981
BITNET
the "Because It's Time
NETwork" Started as a
cooperative network at
the City University of
New York, with the first
connection to Yale.
The world
comes online.
1991
Easy access
to any form
of
information.
WWW

5. 1993
NSF
Surfing the
Net
It was coined
by Jean
Armour
Polly.
Directory, registration, a
nd information services .
1994
1992
Commercializ
ation begins
US Senate
and House
provides
information
servers.
THE END
1996
WWW
browser
war
Netscape
VS
Microsoft
1997
Wi-Fi
In 1999, a
wireless
technology called
802.11b is
standardized.
Reference:
http://www.netvalley.com/archives/mirrors/davemarsh-timeline-1.htm