On this day in 1983, the ARPANET network officially switched to using the TCP/IP protocol, effectively creating the Internet.
On this day in 1983, the ARPANET network officially switched to using the TCP/IP protocol, effectively creating the Internet.
On this day in 1983, the ARPANET network officially switched to using the TCP/IP protocol, effectively creating the Internet.
"January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other."
https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml
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@[email protected] When I was an operator on a node on the ARPAnet in 1976, I didn't realize it wasn't the Internet yet. All I knew is I could login to MIT ITS machines from my IMP in Marina Del Rey.