From 1964-1965, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) started to research sharing information in small, phone-linked networks. ARPA is one of their main sponsors.
In 1966, the first ARPANET plan is unveiled by Larry Roberts of MIT. Packet switching technology is getting off the ground, and small university networks are beginning to be developed.
IN 1969, the Department of Defense commissions the fledgling ARPAnet for network research. The first official network nodes were UCLA, Standford Research Institute,UCSB, and the University of Utah. The first node to node message was sent from UCLA to SRI.
In 1971, more nodes join the network, bringing the total to 15. These new nodes include Harvard and NASA.
In 1973, ARPAnet goes global when the the University College of London and Norway's Royal Radar Establishment join up.
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