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