The Evolution of Network Support Through The Decades
The internet has been around the 1980s, but the personal computer industry began a little earlier, in the late 1970s. So, once the personal computer became a thing, so did network support, and IT services. This article discusses the evolution of these services throughout the last few decades. How did it all begin, and how is it going now? Is there any big difference between the 1970s and the 2020s technology in Washington DC? The Beginning of Network Support: 1980s and 1990s Even if the computer was invented in the 70s, it became a present thing in the houses of people only in the 80s. It was called “home computer”, and it had limited functions. In 1984, Apple released their first computer, the Macintosh; which will go on to be the first successful mass-market computer with a graphical user interface and a mouse. And, as soon as the computer entered the houses of people, network support was needed! Before the Macintosh, there was the Apple Lisa, but it was not as suc...