The Internet_so many questions

The Internet. Sure is a lot.More than you or I will be able
absorb in a… life time. As you read this I am going to try and answer ‘some’ questions about
the W.W.W.

So…how “OLD” is Internet?
Not that old…huh? Wonder where it will be at the 2099 mark.

We have… “Delicious” and “Stumble Upon” and a
slew of other sites, to help us sort, through it all. Search engines …
galore to guide us, to just what is on, our mind. Thought a little blog
with a few links could work.
Even if no one reads this but…
“ME!” Hey guys!
Let “ME” know what you think…..

Update!

I think that people want peace so much…..
that one of these days government had better…..
get out of their way and….. let them have it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

PEACE NOW 2011 December 8Th

20 or so years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
This was written by the inventor of the web in 1998.
You got me going with….. Circles!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race

Here are a few good links…
Link # One

Link # Two

Link # Three

21 Facts About The Internet You Should Know

Let’ s say, back in the day. Well, when I say… “back in the day…” that means..yesterday.
Days gone by…to be sure. Here is a little more history.
The origins of the Internet date back to a project initiated in the late 1960s at the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense. Super_ secret… at the time. Please note… ARPA was established in 1958 to foster defense-related research, was called the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. The Russians had launched
“Sputnik” We were behind in the… “Race for Space” We now could communicate with our satellite
and not let others get the info. October 4th, 1957…. even ham radio operators listened in on Sputnik
as she transmitted back to earth. Our satellites and manned space craft still had radio communications. But… we had computer to computer communications.
Soon….after its creation, the agency became a major source of funding in computer science. It supported work in such areas as time-sharing, or the use of one computer by two more users at the same time—computers in those days were extremely expensive, and time-sharing provided a significant improvement in efficiency….to say the least.

Link #4_ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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1981—IBM introduces its first PC, which features an Intel 8088 microprocessor as the “brains” inside the computer.

1981—Adam Osborne completes the first portable computer, the Osborne I, which weighs 24 pounds.

1983—Microsoft releases Windows* and introduces a “low-cost” mouse at $195.

1983—Time magazine names the computer “Machine of the Year.”

1984—Apple debuts the Macintosh*, which popularizes the graphical user interface.

1984—Hewlett-Packard markets the laserjet printer, which prints eight pages per minute.

1985—Grolier’s Electronic Encyclopedia* becomes available on CD-ROM.

1985—Intel introduces the Intel386™ microprocessor and Compaq is the first to ship a PC based on the chip.

1987—IBM’s PS/2 machine, with the Intel386™ microprocessor, makes the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive standard on IBM computers.

1987—Aldus releases its PageMaker* program for use on IBM and IBM-compatible computers.

1989—Intel releases the Intel486™ microprocessor, which contains more than one million transistors.

1989—Creative Labs releases its first Sound Blaster* audio card for the PC.

1990—In Geneva, Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee develops a new technique for distributing information on the Internet, eventually called the World Wide Web.

1991—Creative Labs introduces a multimedia upgrade kit containing a CD-ROM drive, Sound Blaster Pro* board, speakers, and multimedia software.

1993—Intel introduces the Intel® Pentium® processor and the number of people in the United States connected to the Internet reaches three million.

1993—Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark collaborates with Marc Andreessen to create an Internet browser called Netscape*.

1995—Microsoft launches Windows* 95 and its browser, Internet Explorer*.

1996—Palm introduces the Pilot 1000* and Pilot 5000* products.

1997—Time magazine names Intel’s Andy Grove “Man of the Year.”

1997—Intel introduces the Intel® Pentium® II processor and the number of people worldwide connected to the Internet surpasses 100 million.

1998—Microsoft introduces Windows* 98 with universal plug and play capabilities.

1998—Intel CEO Craig Barrett predicts there will be one billion connected PCs within the next decade.

1999—Intel introduces the Intel® Pentium® III processor and the number of people worldwide connected to the Internet grows beyond 201 million.

2000—Approximately 35 million Americans listen to music online1, 45 million play games online2, and the number of people worldwide connected to the Internet passes 400 million.3

2000—Intel introduces the Pentium® 4 processor designed for Internet audio and streaming video, image processing, video content creation, speech, 3-D games, multimedia, and multitasking user environments.

2001—The PC turns 20 and the number of PCs sold worldwide between 1981 and 2000 reaches 835 million.4

2001—Apple launches the iPod* personal music player, which marks a major turning point in the digital music revolution.6

2003—Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe found MySpace.com, one of the world’s most popular online social networking services.

2003—Intel introduces Intel® Centrino® processor technology for notebook PCs, enabling breakthrough mobile performance with built-in wireless connectivity to provide everything mobile lifestyles demand.

2004—Notebook PCs outsell TVs during the 2004 holiday season for the first time.

2005—Lenovo acquires IBM’s PC division.

2006—Intel launches Intel® Viiv™ technology, the company’s premier brand for PCs designed for entertainment in the home to enjoy, share, manage, and control digital content—from photos and music to games and movies.

2006—Intel announces Intel® vPro™ technology, its forthcoming PC platform brand optimized for businesses. Intel vPro technology is Intel’s premier platform for superior manageability, enhanced security, and energy-efficient performance.

2006—Intel launches the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor for drastically improved performance and energy efficiency. The Intel Core 2 desktop processors provide up to a 40 percent increase in performance and are more than 40 percent more energy efficient versus Intel’s previous best processor.7

2006—Intel estimates that there are close to one billion Internet-connected PCs worldwide.

Thank_you Intel…..
Now thank_you to the folks with
the museum for computer history.
1939 to 1994 Time_Line