The ARPAnet, the predecessor of the Internet, was born in November 1969, making the Internet 50 years old. In January 1983, ARPAnet shifted to the TCP/IP protocol, which to this date powers the modern ...
On 29 October 1969, two scientists established a connection between computers some 350 miles away and started typing a message. Halfway through, it crashed.
Instead, this system used a method of data delivery called "packet switching" that would later form the basis for the modern internet. It was the first test of a technology that would change ...
But voice calls require a relatively tiny amount of data. And modern internet connections should be able to handle them well. Old landline phones receive power via the line itself, which is ...