 | Started in 1960 by ARPA Dept of Defense
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 | 1969 DOD put together infrastructure of 4 colleges
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 | Packets were first used by the military for security
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 | 1970 e-mail started |
 | 1972 TELNET first means of using host computers
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 | 1982 University of Wisconsin established name server
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 | 1984 the official Domain Name Server
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 | 1986 first commercial mail carrier |
 | 1988 T1 line established 1.5mbs |
 | 1990 government ceased their funding of ARPA
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 | 1990 first Commercial internet provider was established
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 | 1991 CERN Switzerland developed the WWW
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 | 1992 ISOC internet society governing body established
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 | 1997 T3 line 44.7mbs, now there is a OC3 line @155mbs, and OC12 line
622mbs |