The 100 oldest dot-coms
I thought dot-coms had only been around since 1990. I was wrong:It's fascinating that it took a full two and a half years to register the first 100 dot-com domains. I can't find any accurate stats about how many domains are registered every day, either now or at the height of the dot-com boom, but it would be cool to see the chart. (If you know where I can find this info, post it in the comments!)1. 15-Mar-1985 SYMBOLICS.COM 11= 19-Mar-1986 IBM.COM 13= 25-Mar-1986 INTEL.COM 20= 05-Aug-1986 GE.COM 40= 05-Nov-1986 ALCOA.COM 64. 19-Feb-1987 APPLE.COM
Notice also, that they weren't all computer companies. Alcoa, GE, GTE were among the first to get on the 'net. I wonder if it's because the big dogs were the only ones that could afford it.
It's also interesting to imagine how the Internet has changed in twenty years. There was no web. No web sites. No public. Just computer geeks and a command prompt. It's just amazing how much has changed.
Nod: Outside the Beltway.
Posted by Matt at January 7, 2005 9:48 AM
