12 Jan
2005
12 Jan
'05
2:26 a.m.
Something's been bothering me since I read it.
In the newspaper's el-cheapo weekend supplement*
it stated that:
Registered Internet Domain names, 2005: 63 million,
which is believable, but then said
Registered Internet Domain names, 1985: 6.
This doesn't seem right. 200 I'd believe, but not 6.
20 companies and 60 Universities I'd believe, not 6.
I first saw the Internet in use in 1985, at Calma's research lab.
Many people there used it all the time. It seemed that they could
get a lot of content. Again I'd say 6 is B*S*.
Anybody know when it really was 6 and for extra credit what
those original domain names were?
John A.
* USA Weekend, 31-Dec-2004, p.7
http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050102/050102usaw_anniv_list.html