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Internet History
In 1972 the first e-mail program was created by Ray Tomlinson of BBN. In 1973 development began on the protocol later to be called TCP/IP, it was developed by a group headed by Vinton Cerf from Stanford and Bob Kahn from DARPA. This new protocol allowed diverse computer networks to interconnect and communicate with each other.
In 1976 Dr. Robert M. Metcalfe developed Ethernet, a crucial component to the development of LANs. During this same year IBM created BITNET "Because its Time Network", which introduced the "store and forward" network that was used for email and listservers.
When these things happened people thought that they were good advancement when it was only the beginning of our now ever growing dependency on technology. Things these seem trivial now hardly anyone uses their email any more when they can walk around with their whole world in their phone.
In 1976 Dr. Robert M. Metcalfe developed Ethernet, a crucial component to the development of LANs. During this same year IBM created BITNET "Because its Time Network", which introduced the "store and forward" network that was used for email and listservers.
When these things happened people thought that they were good advancement when it was only the beginning of our now ever growing dependency on technology. Things these seem trivial now hardly anyone uses their email any more when they can walk around with their whole world in their phone.
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