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| − | The '''Internet''', or "ARPANET" as it was called at the time, was initially conceived by the United States military in the late 1950's. It began as a communications network which would allow confidential information to be sent and received via computer systems. By 1972 there were forty computer systems hooked up to ARPANET, by this time they had developed the technology to quickly send information by electronic mail ( | + | The '''Internet''', or "[[ARPANET]]" as it was called at the time, was initially conceived by the United States military in the late [[1950]]'s. It began as a communications network which would allow confidential information to be sent and received via computer systems. By [[1972]] there were forty (40) computer systems hooked up to ARPANET, by this time they had developed the technology to quickly send information by electronic mail ([[e-mail]]). By [[1984]] there were more than 1000 computers connected to the network. |
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| + | Educational institutions began to develop large databases called "[[Archie]]" or "[[Gopher]]" servers, as well as communications software programs like [[FTP]] ([[File Transfer Protocol]]) to access these databases. By [[1990]] the ARPANET became obsolete and gave way for what is now called the '''Internet'''. | ||
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| + | Today there are many millions of people worldwide using personal computer systems to connect to various servers on the Internet. What was once used to send private messages between United States military officials is now used by millions of people to communicate with others, manage finances on the World Trade Market, order pizza, or exchange photos from family photo albums. | ||
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| − | + | ==History of the Internet== | |
| − | + | * [http://www.nic.funet.fi/index/FUNET/history/internet/en/ History of the Internet] from CSC, the Finnish IT center for science located in Keilaranta 14, Espoo, Finland. | |
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From David Spencer's Media Spin GlossaryInternetThe Internet, or "ARPANET" as it was called at the time, was initially conceived by the United States military in the late 1950's. It began as a communications network which would allow confidential information to be sent and received via computer systems. By 1972 there were forty (40) computer systems hooked up to ARPANET, by this time they had developed the technology to quickly send information by electronic mail (e-mail). By 1984 there were more than 1000 computers connected to the network. Educational institutions began to develop large databases called "Archie" or "Gopher" servers, as well as communications software programs like FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to access these databases. By 1990 the ARPANET became obsolete and gave way for what is now called the Internet. Today there are many millions of people worldwide using personal computer systems to connect to various servers on the Internet. What was once used to send private messages between United States military officials is now used by millions of people to communicate with others, manage finances on the World Trade Market, order pizza, or exchange photos from family photo albums. -written by Dave Sabine
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