James Computer Dating Service (later to become Com-Pat) launches. Used a questionnaire and an IBM 650 to match 49 men and 49 women.Įd Lewis at Iowa State University uses a questionnaire and an IBM computer 'to optimize the meeting potential at dances'.
Started by Jim Harvey and Phil Fialer as a class project at Stanford. Happy Families Planning Services launches. Where there are similar services, only major ones or 'the first of its kind' are listed. This timeline of online dating services also includes broader events related to technology-assisted dating (not just online dating).
