1979 ⟶ Public Online Services Launched: CompuServe, MicroNET, and Prestel

Public dialup information, messaging and e-commerce services...
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🔊 First Commercial Gramophone Record Released

First gramophone record.⟶
First Commercial Gramophone Record Released (1894)
Sound RecordingCommunicationMusicEntertainmentIndustrial RevolutionMass Media
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

💻 ARPANET and NPL Implement Packet Switching

The NPL network followed by the ARPANET implement packet switching for data communication, drawing on the concepts and designs of Donald Davies, and Paul Baran. These are considered precursors to the modern Internet.⟶
ARPANET and NPL Implement Packet Switching (1969)
InternetInformation TechnologyDigital Revolution
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

💻 Mass Production of Personal Computers Begins

Introduction of the first mass-produced personal computers.⟶
Mass Production of Personal Computers Begins (1977)
Computer RevolutionSteve JobsSoftware Development
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

💻 Public Online Services Launched: CompuServe, MicroNET, and Prestel

Public dialup information, messaging and e-commerce services, were pioneered through CompuServe and RadioShack's MicroNET, and the UK's Post Office Telecommunications Prestel services.⟶
Public Online Services Launched: CompuServe, MicroNET, and Prestel (1979)
InternetOnline ServicesTelecommunicationsE-commerce
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

💻 Waiter.com Launches Online Food Ordering

Waiter.com launches as the first online food ordering service.⟶
Waiter.com Launches Online Food Ordering (1995)
InternetE-commerceOnline ServicesDigital RevolutionBusiness
United StatesUnited States