The first undersea fiberoptic cable network began operation in August 2001, between Japan and USA, this was a joint venture between American and Japanese telecommunications companies, connecting Japan to the U.S. mainland via Hawaii.
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ARPANET Data Link Went Into Service
The first ARPANET link was put into service on November 21, 1969. Continue reading
Guide to Email Etiquette
Guide to E-mail Etiquette was written by Bernie Greenberg of Symbolics Incorporated, located in Woburn, MA, USA on April 11, 1984. Continue reading
Internet Host Providers Exceed 1,000
Internet host providers exceeds 1,000 in 1984. Continue reading
A Total Internet crash
Because of a status-message virus that was accidentally propagated throughout the network on October 27, 1980, when the ARPANET (the U.S. Department of Defense’s prototype Internet) came to a complete halt, thus becoming the first total Internet crash. Continue reading