Computer Networking History - Networking Computer Tips

The area of PC networking and Internet trace their starts in early 1960s, a time at which the telephone network was world's leading communication network. Global Internet's origin was Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) of U.S. Department of Defense in 1969. Here are some of highlights of progression of PC networking within last 35 years.

1974 - Ethernet is verified by networking Xerox PARC’s latest Alto PCs.

1978 - The look of first small PCs and their possible for communication by modem to dial up services.

1981 - Bill Joy incorporates fresh TCP/IP suite into next release of UNIX operating system. The primary “portable” PC is started in form of Osborne, a 24 pound suitcase sized device.

1981 - IBM PC is started.

1982 - TCP/IP is recognized as standard for ARPANET.

1983 - ARPANET normalizes on TCP/IP protocols accepted by Department of Defense.

1986 - TCP/IP is accessible on workstations and PCs like recently initiated Compaq portable PC.

1987 - Many network hosts breaks 10,000.

1989 - Many hosts break 100,000.

1990 - ARPANET properly shuts down. Some search tools, like ARCHIE, Gopher, and WAIS begin to show.

1991 - NSFNET upgrades to T3 (44 Mbps). A WAN developed under support of National Science Foundation. NSF net restored ARPANET as main government network linking universities and research facilities.

1991- Tim Berners-Lee increases World Wide Web. Lee is director of World Wide Web Consortium, which supervises its continued development. CERN also releases first Web server.

1992 - WWW bursts into world and increase of Internet explodes.