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1945Vannevar bush-league writes an article in Atlantic Monthly about a photo-electrical-mechanical bend called a Memex, for memory extension, which could make and follow links between documents on microfiche1957 USSR launches Sputnik, first artificial earth satellite. In response, US forms the Advanced enquiry Projects Agency (ARPA), the following year, within the division of Defense (DoD) to establish US lead in science and technology applicable to the armed forces (amk) 1958 In response, U.S. forms the ARPA within the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish US lead in science and technology applicable to the military.1960sDoug Engelbart prototypes an "oNLine placement" (NLS) which does hypertext browsing editing, email, and so on. He invents the mouse for this purpose. 1967Andy van Dam and others build the Hypertext Editing System and FRESS.1969     ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) goes online in December, connecting four major U.S. univer sities. Designed for research, education, and government organizations, it provides a communications network linking the country in the event that a military attack destroys conventional communications systems.1972          ARPANET a worldwide network created in the 1960s that was maintained by the US Department of Defense to facilitate communications btwn research facilities and universities.April 1972 Telnet is born.July 1972 The first net email message is send and the beloved symbol is born1973 -- Global Networking becomes a reality kickoff international connections to the ARPANET University College of London (England) and Royal Radar Establishment (Norway) Ethernet outlined -- this how local anesthetic networks are basically connected today. Internet ideas started. Gateway architecture sketched on back of envelope in hotel lobby in San Francisco. Gateways define how sizable networks (maybe of different architecture) can be connect ed together. February 1973 FTP is born1976-AT& deoxyadenosine monophosphateT Bell Labs developed Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP).1977 -- e-mail takes off, Internet becomes a reality Number of hosts breaks degree centigrade. THEORYNET provides electronic mail to over 100 researchers in computer science ( utilize a locally developed E-mail system and TELENET for access to server). Mail specification First demonstration of ARPANET/ software package Radio Net/SATNET operation of Internet protocols over gateways. April 1979 Emoticons/Smileys -) are born.1979 USENET (newsgroups) is established, on with the first MUD (Multi-User Dungeon). 1979 -- News Groups born Computer Science Department research computer network established in USA. USENET established using UUCP. October 1980 The first virus attacks 1980 ARPANET grinds to a complete halt on 27 October because of an accidentally-propagated status-message virus