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The history of the Internet originated in the efforts of scientists and engineers to build and interconnect computer networks.The Internet Protocol Suite, the set of rules used to communicate between networks and devices on the Internet, arose from research and development in the United States and involved international collaboration, particularly with researchers in the United Kingdom and France.
IE4, released the following year, introduced Dynamic HTML setting the stage for the Web 2.0 revolution. By 1998, IE was able to capture the majority of the desktop browser market. [68] It would be the dominant browser for the next fourteen years. Google released their Chrome browser in 2008 with the first JIT JavaScript engine, V8.
The year listed for a version is usually the year of the first official release, with an end year being end of development, project change, or relevant termination. Releases of OS and browser from the early 1990s to before 2001–02 time frame are the current focus.
This page provides a full timeline of web search engines, starting from the WHOis in 1982, the Archie search engine in 1990, and subsequent developments in the field. It is complementary to the history of web search engines page that provides more qualitative detail on the history.
1999: America Online has over 18 million subscribers and is now the biggest internet provider in the country, with higher-than-expected earnings. It acquires MapQuest for $1.1 billion in December.
Internet history timeline: Early research and development: 1960–4 (): RAND networking concepts developed; ... 1993 (): Mosaic web browser released;
Here's a look at some of the major events that took place in the world the same year that AOL started. ... The original Windows 1 was released in November 1985. Microsoft founder Bill Gates ...
The World Wide Web began to enter everyday use in 1993, helping to grow the number of websites to 130 by the end of the year. [2] In 1994, websites for the general public became available. [ 2 ] By the end of 1994, the total number of websites was 2,278, including several notable websites and many precursors of today's most popular services.