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1983

INTERNET EVENTS

• ARPANET became too big too manage so it splits into two networks - Milnet used by the Military, and "the new smaller ARPANET" to be used by civilians.

• An inter-network communication method was invented called Internet Protocol (IP) with the most popular being the Transmission Control Protocol for IP (TCP/IP). This is the standard we use today for the internet.

• At end of 1983 there were about 600 hosts/nodes.

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CURRENT EVENTS

• Cabbage Patch kids are released.

• French scientist Dr. Luc Montagnier discovered HIV.

• Camcorders are introduced.

• Karen Carpenter dies of anorexia nervosa at the age of 32, February 4th.

• The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, advertising cost more than during the Super Bowl that year, and surpassing the record Dallas set for most viewers.

• Compact discs are first released.

• U.S Embassy is bombed in Beirut, killing 40 people.

• "Just Say No" is the new tool to combat growing drug use in the US.

• The Tylenol Murders happen in Chicago.

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