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100 oldest .COM names in the registry

Via Boing Boing.

This list of the 100 oldest .COM domains currently registered a is fascinating look at the history of the Internet. Who was visionary enough to register a .COM domain, and when?

1.   15-Mar-1985 SYMBOLICS.COM
2.   24-Apr-1985 BBN.COM
3.   24-May-1985 THINK.COM
4.   11-Jul-1985 MCC.COM
5.   30-Sep-1985 DEC.COM
6.   07-Nov-1985 NORTHROP.COM
7.   09-Jan-1986 XEROX.COM
8.   17-Jan-1986 SRI.COM
9.   03-Mar-1986 HP.COM
10.   05-Mar-1986 BELLCORE.COM
11.   19-Mar-1986 IBM.COM
12.   19-Mar-1986 SUN.COM
13.   25-Mar-1986 INTEL.COM
14.   25-Mar-1986 TI.COM
15.   25-Apr-1986 ATT.COM

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posted by Fergie @ 10/18/2005 08:05:00 AM