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This eventually led to the formation of the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), the network that ultimately evolved into what we now know as the Internet. Defense Department to consider ways information could still be disseminated even after a nuclear attack.

The Soviet Union's launch of the Sputnik satellite spurred the U.S. Computers in the '60s were large and immobile and in order to make use of information stored in any one computer, one had to either travel to the site of the computer or have magnetic computer tapes sent through the conventional postal system.Īnother catalyst in the formation of the Internet was the heating up of the Cold War. The Internet started in the 1960s as a way for government researchers to share information. « previous of 10 next » A Brief History of the Internet Sharing Resources Home » Tips for Using the Internet » A Brief History of the Internet