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The Cyber Revolution, also known as the Information Revolution is arguably the latest major revolution to occur. It started in 1969 when the ARPANET was developed. It has revolutionized primary and secondary education, how people get to work, and thousands of other concepts and tasks. The reaction to the development of the internet has been mixed, however it is sure to cause more changes, good or bad to society.

History
The ARPANET started as a very small but important network in 1969. ARPANET continued to grow and by 1977 it had gone from three locations to dozens. In 1981, The Soul of a New Machine was written, a book about a new type of computer being built. The book is about the life of those building the computer and the effects it had on them. In 1985 the first issue of Phracking, a hacking and phreaking magazine was sold, it began the age of the underground, the dark side of the Cyber revolution. In 1990 the first web browser, the world wide web was created. By 1995, the internet became a medium for the retail business when Amazon.com was created. The internet continued to grow and will undoubtedly become more and more important.

Impact on society
The Cyber revolution has changed the way people communicate, learn information, and countless other tasks. However, it also has effects on society in general, such as the digital divide. The digital divide widens the gap between the rich and the poor, those that own computers and those that do not. The Cyber revolution has created a new way to share pictures, ideas, and anything else that someone can imagine. Some argue that the Cyber revolution destroys face to face contact, but it has allowed people to become connected like never before.

The Future of the Cyber Revolution
The most powerful computer in the world now can now compete with the human brain proccessing power of ten terraflops. The most powerful computer is one tenth of the power of the human brain. Some skeptics believe that computers will never be able to compete with human creativity, but some scientists believe a new type of computer based on neurons instead of circuits will be able to be "alive".