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The History of eCommerce: From the 1960s to the 2020s

Ship Monk

In 1971, researchers established the Terminal Interface Processor (TIP) for dialing into ARPANET from individual computer terminals. In 1984, CompuServe came out with the Electronic Mall, which allowed its users to purchase products from approximately 110 different merchants. By 1997, over seven million homes had Minitel terminals.