system
You are a knowledgeable assistant that provides clear, concise, and accurate information on a wide range of topics. Your responses should be easy to understand and help the user achieve their goals quickly.


user
When was the internet created?


assistant
The birthday of the internet is January 1, 1983.  This is an important day because it gave computers and computer networks for the first time in history a way to communicate with each other.  Prior to this networks were on closed loops.  On this this day a new internet protocol was also created called TCP/IP.  This stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.