Top Ten Milestones in the Internet in 40 Years: One of the Windows 7 Lists

The online version of the well-known IT magazine "PC World" published today, October 29, 2009, is the anniversary of the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Internet. In the past 40 years, the Internet has gone through a process from scratch, from simple equipment to the scale of the industry. Looking back at the development of the global Internet industry, there are at least 10 milestones worth remembering. "PC World" pointed out that for a person, 40 years should be considered a short time. However, for the Internet industry, 40 years can only be regarded as a slap in the face - the Internet industry is still in the initial stage of development. Despite this, the current pattern of the global Internet industry has changed dramatically compared to 40 years ago. To some extent, the Internet has been fully integrated into the daily lives of the global public.

"PC World" believes that there are many criteria for the top ten milestones in the selection of the Internet's 40th anniversary, one of which is based on technological development. For example, the Internet can only be dial-up Internet at the initial stage, and then gradually developed into wired broadband and wireless broadband. Not only that, but the content of Internet transmission is also gradually enriched, from the initial text data to the current multimedia content.

The following are the top ten milestones in the past 40 years of development of the Internet by PC World:

1, originally sent two English letters

Time: 1969 October 29th,

Leaard Kleinrock, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), sent a message to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute. The information consists of two English letters, namely "lo". This announcement declares the official birth of the Internet industry.

2, Netscape browser appears

Time: October 13, 1994

The Netscape Company released its browser beta code, which is the famous Netscape Navigator. Netscape is usually released in an upgraded version. Microsoft IE browser usually adopts the method of releasing vulnerability patch.

3, Intel launched video conferencing system

Time: November 6, 1997

The giant launched a video conferencing system product, which can be used in the Internet, ISDN (integrated business) Word Network) runs on the telephone line and the corporate LAN.

4, the first V.90 modem appears

Time: February 18, 1998

The US Network Equipment manufacturer 3Com released the first V.90 modem, enabling users to access Internet access speeds of up to 56 Kbps (kilobytes per second).

5, the first game console with Internet access Released

Time: September 1999

A game console called Dreamcast has Internet access during the month. After that, Nintendo GameCube and Sony PS3 game consoles Products are also equipped with this feature.

6, Metricom launches Ricochet wireless Internet access service

Time: June 28, 2000

The US Metricom company launched the day "Ricochet" wireless Internet access service, access speed of up to 128 Kbps, service in Atlanta and San Diego, the United States.

7, Wi-Fi wireless Internet access service appeared

Time: August 21, 2002

The day US mobile operator T-Mobile, HP and coffee shop chain Starbucks United Announced that Wi-Fi wireless Internet access is available to users in 1200 chain stores in the United States.

8, Yahoo launches Connected TV platform

Time: early January 2009

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA, Yahoo launched the Connected TV platform. With this platform, users can run a variety of small web applications on a high-definition TV connected to the Internet.

9. American network music service provider and media company reconciliation

Time: early July 2009

In early July this year, Pandora, Last.fm and other US online music service providers A settlement agreement was reached with major media companies. The agreement stipulates that online music service providers will pay corresponding royalties to media companies, which will enable the US online music service industry to further develop.

10, Microsoft released a new network TV service

Time: October 22, 2009

As part of Microsoft's next-generation operating system Windows 7 launch event, the company On the same day, it was announced that a new network TV service will be officially launched, enabling Windows users to directly access TV dramas and movie works on the Internet.