History of the internet
- ARPANET — the beginning of the internet (1969)
- The first email (1971)
- ARPANET switches to TCP/IP (1983-1985)
- DNS comes into play (1985)
- The launch of AOL (1985)
- The IRC for direct messaging (1988)
- The beginning of the World Wide Web (1989)
- The first commercial dial-up ISP (1989)
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