jul 17, 1969 - ARPA Awards a Contract to the Bolt, Baranek, and Knewman Corporation to Develop a IMP

Description:

-Interface Message Processor (IMP)
-This device breaks data streams into the "packets" of information
-An IMP allows data from more than one source to be transmitted over the same transmission line
-This makes the internet possible
-The internet is referred tp as a "packet-switching" network