ArcherLab IT Story

Follow how signals, computation, and data safety evolved across our hub of timelines

From nineteenth-century telegraphs to twentieth-century computers, the birth of operating systems, the modern web, today’s server architectures, and the techniques that keep data trustworthy—we connect these layers through approachable timelines.

Right now you can dive into the network, computer, operating system, web, web server, and database timelines. Security and protocol stories are in progress so that you can see why certain rules and safeguards became essential.

Open Networks Timeline Open Computers Timeline Open Operating Systems Timeline Open Web Timeline Open Web Server Timeline Open Database Timeline
  • Plain-language context Each timeline highlights the people and problems behind the technology, with glossaries for terms beginners may not know.
  • Immersive dialogs Select a year to open a focused dialog that mixes narrative and background notes so you can stay in the story.
  • Built to grow The header, navigation, and modal patterns adapt easily as we add new topics without breaking the flow.

Timelines ready today

Select a topic to jump into its timeline. Each year card opens a dialog that explains the challenge, the solution, and how it influenced the next wave.

Networks Timeline

Trace how telegraphs for rail safety grew into AI companions, focusing on the moments when better connections were vital.

  • 1830s–2025
  • Telegraph · Telephone · Internet
Open Timeline

Computers Timeline

Follow the journey from mechanical calculators to cloud platforms and generative AI—where ideas turned into machines.

  • 1820s–2025
  • Calculators · Mainframes · AI
Open Timeline

Operating Systems Timeline

See how scheduling, GUIs, mobile kernels, and cloud runtimes evolved to keep hardware busy and users productive.

  • 1950s–2025
  • Batch · Desktop · Cloud
Open Timeline

Web Timeline

Understand the path from static documents through CGI, Ajax, SPAs, and serverless eras—and how front and back ends coevolved.

  • 1990s–2025
  • WWW · SPA · Serverless
Open Timeline

Web Server Timeline

See how web application servers handled requests, scaling, and operations—from servlets to serverless platforms.

  • 1990s–2025
  • Servlets · Proxies · Serverless
Open Timeline

Database Timeline

From punch cards and magnetic disks to relational theory, NoSQL, and lakehouse designs—discover the trust behind data.

  • 1890s–2025
  • Relational · NoSQL · Lakehouse
Open Timeline

In progress

Security & Trust

We are curating stories about encryption, authentication, and access control to explain how safe connections were defended.

  • Protocol safeguards
  • Cryptography in practice

In progress

Protocols & Standards

Upcoming chapters will cover TCP/IP, HTTP, USB, and more—highlighting why shared rules unlocked interoperability.

  • International standards
  • Real-world adoption