Internet celebrates 30th birthday

**John_Betong** · Jan 1, 2013 09:54

Date: January 1, 2013 - 5:13AM

It is the revolutionary communications system used daily by billions of users - but few know this January 1 is the internet's 30th birthday.

The computer network officially began its technological revolution when it fully substituted previous networking systems on January 1, 1983.

Known as "flag day", it was the first time the US Department of Defence-commissioned Arpanet network fully switched to use of the internet protocol suite (IPS) communications system.

Using data "packet-switching", the new method of linking computers paved the way for the arrival of the World Wide Web.

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**molona** · Jan 2, 2013 02:54

I feel old now

**Elvis10** · Jan 7, 2013 11:41

What a excellent article from yours about Internet celebrates 30th birthday! I like this post very much also I am agree with your thinking about internet. Congrats for the 30 years of internet.

**hollowbone** · Jan 10, 2013 04:55

that is great!

**joshuagnizak** · Jan 10, 2013 05:19

Originally Posted by molona

I feel old now

Yep

**GiraffeMan** · Jan 14, 2013 15:29

and I turn 30 next week!

**oxent** · Jan 14, 2013 15:33

was only 30 years old, and our lives without the internet is difficult to imagine

**Ng_Xen** · Jan 14, 2013 21:56

Happy 30 years internet! My! I was already born when the internet all began. That should be a good thing, right? eheheheh.... I hope for better innovations and updates in the online world.

**espisint** · Jan 15, 2013 01:50

Happy Internet celebration.

**etsvideos** · Jan 15, 2013 05:20

I am glad to know it as i did not have any idea about it. Internet is a great source of information so i hope it will long last......

**JamesEubank** · Jan 19, 2013 04:44

Yeah that's nice to see,
Happy birthday Internet

**texjm** · Jan 20, 2013 18:58

Hmm. I bet Al Gore is proud. You know the first suggestion when you search google for Al Gore is "Al Gore Internet?" I actually looked it up, and, well, the claim is taken a bit out of consptext, but you never know...