Symbolics.com: The Enduring Legacy of the World's Oldest Website
The oldest website in the world is Symbolics.com, which was founded on March 15, 1985. The website is the web site of the computer company Symbolics, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Symbolics.com was originally used to display information about Symbolics, Inc.'s products and services, including Lisp computers, the Generative Software Development Environment (GSDE) operating system, and the Common Lisp Object System (CLOS) software development system.
In 2000, Symbolics.com was converted into a blog site that discusses various topics, including technology, business, and culture. The website is still active today.
Here is a list of the top 10 oldest websites in the world that are still active:
- Symbolics.com (1985)
- BBN.com (1985)
- Think.com (1986)
- MCC.com (1986)
- DEC.com (1986)
- Northrop.com (1986)
- Xerox.com (1986)
- SRI.com (1986)
- NCSA.edu (1987)
- NASA.gov (1990)
These websites are silent witnesses to the development of the internet over time. They have been an important part of the history of the internet and continue to evolve today.
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