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INTERNET TIMELINE
1972
40 machines on ARPNET
International connections started
e-mail program developed by Ray Tomlinson for ARPNET
(Relevance: You will make use extensively of e-mail for the rest of your life.)
chat between computers
1974
TCP specified
TCP: Transmissions Control Protocol allowing for computers to talk to each other.
Packet network intercommunications. The basis for Internet Communication.
1976
Apple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
1978
TCP split into TCP and IP.
IP: Internet Protocol. A predefined process used to enable computers to communicate
with each other, regardless of which operating system they are running.