The Internet era begins . Four universities in the USA.are connected in a communications network created by the Advanced Research Project Agency(ARPA).

Electronic mail is introduced.

Bill Gates and Paul Allen establish Microsoft.

Floppy disks replace old data cassettes.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is established.Network adresses are indentified by extensions such as .com, .org and .edu.

World Wide Web (WWW) is introduced to the pulic as a text-only interface. It marks the dawn of the internet!