| Prehistory Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) 1957 and development into 1970s Military and related research linking through university computers Ethernet planned 1973 as international link, 1980s Proliferation of the home computer with VCRs, cable TV, electronics Adoption of protocols early 1980s FTP File Transfer Protocol developed through TCP Transmission Control Program, delivery of data in "packets" WWW US Government role: Al Gore's role and model of the U.S. highway system. Scale: Number of websites
Graphics become front end Traditional dialup America Online, Compuserve, etc.. |