What is the history of the Internet?

15 Minute Series What is the history of the Internet?

1970's

Networking tools are developed in the 1970's including:

1972 - The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) develops the telnet application for remote login, making it easier to connect to a remote computer.
1973 - FTP (file transfer protocol) is introduced, standardizing the transfer of files between networked computers.