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Military
Military goes on line in december. linking the country in the event that a military attack destroys conventional communications systems. -
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InternetTimeLine
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Ray Tomlinson
Ray Tomlinson,uses the @ to distinguish between the sender's name and network name in the email address. -
FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol), allows users to log onto a remote computer, list the files on that computer, and download files from that computer. -
internet
The word “Internet” is used for the first time -
Domain Name System
(DNS) is established, with network addresses identified by extensions such as .com, .org, and .edu. -
virus
A virus called the Internet Worm temporarily shuts down about 10% of the world's Internet servers. -
Dial-Up
The World
debuts as the first provider of dial-up Internet access for consumers. -
java
Sun Microsystems releases the Internet programming language called Java. -
Recordusers
The number of Internet users worldwide reaches 150 million by the beginning of 1999. More than 50% are from the United States. -
Email virus
self-replicating viruses that send themselves to people listed in a computer user's email address book -
Wikipedia
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pirating
It's estimated that Internet users illegally download about 2.6 billion music files each month. -
Online spending
Online spending reaches a record high—$117 billion in 2004, a 26% increase over 2003. -
Youtube is made