What is the history of the Internet?
1990's - 1993 - The NSFNET backbone network is
upgraded to "T3" which means that it is able to transmit data at speeds
of 45 million bits of data per second, or about 1400 pages of text per
second.
- 1993-1994 - The graphical web
browsers Mosaic and Netscape Navigator are introduced and spread through
the Internet community. Due to their intuitive nature and graphical
interface, these browsers make the WWW and the Internet more appealing
to the general public.
- 1995 - The NSFNET backbone is replaced by a
new network architecture, called vBNS (very high speed backbone network
system) that utilizes Network Service Providers, regional networks and
Network Access Points (NAPs).
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