It was 40 years ago today, September 2, 1969 that scientists connected two computers at UCLA with a 15-foot cable and the machines were able to communicate with each other. The test data was meaningless, but the breakthrough eventually led to the formation of the internet, but there were plenty of other milestones. Which date is the birthday of the internet?
September 2, 1969: First time two computers communicated with each other.
Oct 29, 1969: Message sent from computer to computer in different locations.
1971: The first email was sent.
Jan 1, 1983: ARPANET adopted the standard TCP/IP protocol.
March 1989: Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
April 22, 1993: Mosaic became the first web browser.
Which date should we designate as the birthday of the internet? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6125925/Internet-celebrates-40th-birthday-but-what-date-should-we-be-marking.html -via Buzzfeed
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September 2, 1969: First time two computers communicated with each other.
Oct 29, 1969: Message sent from computer to computer in different locations.
1971: The first email was sent.
Jan 1, 1983: ARPANET adopted the standard TCP/IP protocol.
March 1989: Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
April 22, 1993: Mosaic became the first web browser.
Which date should we designate as the birthday of the internet? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6125925/Internet-celebrates-40th-birthday-but-what-date-should-we-be-marking.html -via Buzzfeed
(image credit: Flickr user lemonfridge)
But I'll always be partial to lynx...
IMHO, Jan 1, 1983 should be day 1, mostly because that's when TCP/IP was adpted.
The day 2 computers 1st comunicated using TCP/IP and through a router should be regarded as the first internet-like communication, and thus this day should mak the birthdate of the internet.
(http://www.neatorama.com/2005/08/09/cool-optical-illusions/) :)
I don't know, when did Al Gore say he invented it?
I second SimonSays' suggestion. January 1st makes sense, and, more importantly, is easy to remember.
With Snow Leopard and all; the upcoming iTab.
Lest it's Bill!! :P
Yup yup yup!!
:)
P.s. - Glad he's off the board!
That's a lot of buts.
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1971: The first email was sent.
Jan 1, 1983: ARPANET adopted the standard TCP/IP protocol.
March 1989: Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
April 22, 1993: Mosaic became the first web browser."
August 4, 1997 - Skynet goes online
:P
"would www be the same as “internet”?"
No... the www is just one of the applications of the internet. It has a related protocol: HTTP. It has to do with the traffic and presentation of web pages.
E-mail is another application (and it's protocols, like SMTP & POP). There are many other, but www and e-mail is what interest most people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET#Initial_ARPA_deployment