Apple Computer formed and the first Apple is sold as a kit. The founders' proposal for the development of a personal desktop computer is turned down by several companies. Users from all over the world join these discussion groups to talk about the net, politics, religion and thousands of other subjects. A new host is added approximately once every 20 days. The combination of inexpensive desktop machines and powerful, network-ready servers allows many companies to join the Internet for the first time.
Corporations begin to use the Internet to communicate with each other and with their customers.
The number of Internet hosts exceeds 1,000. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act is passed by Congress. By 1988 the Internet is an essential tool for communications, however it also begins to create concerns about privacy and security in the digital world. The number of Internet hosts exceeds 100,000. The number of hosts exceeds 300,000.