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symbolics.com
first to be registered under the Domain Name System (DNS) process
and only five others during the rest of that year!
today there are 160,000,000 .com's alone
was Symbolics.com (domain name) bought by a jokester? When?
1. Symbolics.com: Registered on March 15, 1985, by Symbolics, a computer manufacturer (now defunct).
2. BBN.com: Registered on April 24, 1985, by BBN Technologies, a
military contractor involved in early internet development.
3. Think.com: Registered on May 24, 1985, by Thinking Machines, a
manufacturer of supercomputers.
4. MCC.com: Registered on July 11, 1985, by Microelectronics and
Computer Technology Corporation, a research consortium.
5. DEC.com: Registered on September 30, 1985, by Digital Equipment
Corporation (DEC), a leading computer manufacturer.
It's important to note that the exact order of registration beyond the
first (Symbolics.com) might vary depending on the source. However, these
five domains are well-documented as being among the earliest registered
in 1985.
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