competition

[domaingenius]

Maybe we could have a small competition as to who can find the
earliest registered domain name. I will enter astute.com;
Domain Name: ASTUTE.COM
Created on: 27-FEB-90
Expires on: 28-FEB-06
Last Updated on: 24-AUG-02

Who remembers the times when could register .com ,.net and .org
without paying ?.

DomainGenius

 

[charlie]

what about UK extensions?

 

[domaingenius]

Yep thats cool, would be good to see what earlier registrants were
doing. Its going to be a bit of history.. The Internet was a great equaller
in many ways and so many business opportunities for people that
wouldnt otherwise have managed to go into a business conventionally.
Friend of mine I worked with as a van driver started an internet busines
in 1998 and sold out in 2004 for £10M ,lucky sod.

DomainGenius

 

[iCodes]

Domain Name: SUN.COM
Record expires on 20-Mar-2010
Record created on 19-Mar-1986

Beat that then!

 

[iCodes]

Domain Name: IBM.COM
Record expires on 20-Mar-2006
Record created on 19-Mar-1986

Very odd... both SUN & IBM registered on the same day, are they related in some way?

 

[domaingenius]

Blimey, 1985. It really is mindblowing when you see
how quickly the internet has evolved. I did not even know about
the net till 1996 .

DG

 

[DaveBeasley]

Here's some more interesting facts...

http://www.jottings.com/2004/12/17/the-earliest-net-and-org-domains/

 

[domaingenius]

Some very interesting article there, thanks
DG