January 1, 1983General sourceWell documented
The internet switches to TCP/IP
On the timeline · around January 1, 1983 ·
What happened
ARPANET's "flag day" migration to the TCP/IP protocol suite let independent networks interconnect as one internet.
Why it matters
The common language of the internet — still the protocol under every connection today.
Sources
- Computer History Museum. Timeline of Computer History: 1983 · General source