Early History of the Internet
  • 1961 First packet-switching papers
  • 1966 Merit Network founded
  • 1966 ARPANET planning starts
  • 1969 ARPANET carries its first packets
  • 1970 Mark I network at NPL (UK)
  • 1970 Network Information Center (NIC)
  • 1971 Merit Network's packet-switched network operational
  • 1971 Tymnet packet-switched network
  • 1972 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) established
  • 1973 CYCLADES network demonstrated
  • 1974 Telenet packet-switched network
  • 1976 X.25 protocol approved
  • 1979 Internet Activities Board (IAB)
  • 1980 USENET news using UUCP
  • 1980 Ethernet standard introduced
  • 1981 BITNET established