History of The Internet

The Internet evolving every day. Here's a look back at where we've come from.

History of The Internet

The internet is one of the most important tools in recent history, giving us access to countless amounts of information. Here's a 3 1/2 minute history of how it all came to be.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8K49dD52WA

info.cern.ch - home of the first website

Browse a replica of the the first website posted to the Internet.

Use the line-mode browser simulator to see how the Web looked back when it was invented. Use your keyboard to interact with the browser. The computer mouse was not yet available.

Connecting using a dial up modem

Back before DSL, cable modems and fiber optic lines, people accessed the Internet using the telephone line. Here's what it took to get on line and the sounds as you connected.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7sLB1sZO6M

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Short History of the Internet

The Internet is a child of the Cold War. It started with a question, "How could the US authorities successfully communicate after a nuclear war?" Here's the story of how it all started.

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Internet and the world wide web are not the same thing

The world wide web is just one way to access information through the internet. While it does represent a considerable portion of the internet, and is unquestionably the most popular part, the two concepts must not be treated as synonyms because they are not the same.