100 Oldest Domains Registered!

[Dr. Teeth]

My search for the best, rare and oldest domains landed me to this list.
I was quite overwhelmed seeing the list of 100 oldest domains registered, the 1st one being registered in the year 1985, isn’t that quite new? Well at least for me since the domain is quite younger to me and its feels good that domains came into existence after I was born, hehe!

Here you go, check out the 100 oldest domains registered:
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
16. 08-May-1986 GMR.COM
17. 08-May-1986 TEK.COM
18. 10-Jul-1986 FMC.COM
19. 10-Jul-1986 UB.COM
20. 05-Aug-1986 BELL-ATL.COM
21. 05-Aug-1986 GE.COM
22. 05-Aug-1986 GREBYN.COM
23. 05-Aug-1986 ISC.COM
24. 05-Aug-1986 NSC.COM
25. 05-Aug-1986 STARGATE.COM
26. 02-Sep-1986 BOEING.COM
27. 18-Sep-1986 ITCORP.COM
28. 29-Sep-1986 SIEMENS.COM
29. 18-Oct-1986 PYRAMID.COM
30. 27-Oct-1986 ALPHACDC.COM
31. 27-Oct-1986 BDM.COM
32. 27-Oct-1986 FLUKE.COM
33. 27-Oct-1986 INMET.COM
34. 27-Oct-1986 KESMAI.COM
35. 7-Oct-1986 MENTOR.COM
36. 7-Oct-1986 NEC.COM
37. 27-Oct-1986 RAY.COM
38. 27-Oct-1986 ROSEMOUNT.COM
39. 27-Oct-1986 VORTEX.COM
40. 05-Nov-1986 ALCOA.COM
41. 05-Nov-1986 GTE.COM
42. 17-Nov-1986 ADOBE.COM
43. 17-Nov-1986 AMD.COM
44. 17-Nov-1986 DAS.COM
45. 17-Nov-1986 DATA-IO.COM
46. 17-Nov-1986 OCTOPUS.COM
47. 17-Nov-1986 PORTAL.COM
48. 17-Nov-1986 TELTONE.COM
49. 11-Dec-1986 3COM.COM
50. 11-Dec-1986 AMDAHL.COM
51. 11-Dec-1986 CCUR.COM
52. 11-Dec-1986 CI.COM
53. 11-Dec-1986 CONVERGENT.COM
54. 11-Dec-1986 DG.COM
55. 11-Dec-1986 PEREGRINE.COM
56. 11-Dec-1986 QUAD.COM
57. 11-Dec-1986 SQ.COM
58. 11-Dec-1986 TANDY.COM
59. 11-Dec-1986 TTI.COM
60. 11-Dec-1986 UNISYS.COM
61. 19-Jan-1987 CGI.COM
62. 19-Jan-1987 CTS.COM
63. 19-Jan-1987 SPDCC.COM
64. 19-Feb-1987 APPLE.COM
65. 04-Mar-1987 NMA.COM
66. 04-Mar-1987 PRIME.COM
67. 04-Apr-1987 PHILIPS.COM
68. 23-Apr-1987 DATACUBE.COM
69. 23-Apr-1987 KAI.COM
70. 23-Apr-1987 TIC.COM
71. 23-Apr-1987 VINE.COM
72. 30-Apr-1987 NCR.COM
73. 14-May-1987 CISCO.COM
74. 14-May-1987 RDL.COM
75. 20-May-1987 SLB.COM
76. 27-May-1987 PARCPLACE.COM
77. 27-May-1987 UTC.COM
78. 26-Jun-1987 IDE.COM
79. 09-Jul-1987 TRW.COM
80. 13-Jul-1987 UNIPRESS.COM
81. 27-Jul-1987 DUPONT.COM
82. 27-Jul-1987 LOCKHEED.COM
83. 28-Jul-1987 ROSETTA.COM
84. 18-Aug-1987 TOAD.COM
85. 31-Aug-1987 QUICK.COM
86. 03-Sep-1987 ALLIED.COM
87. 03-Sep-1987 DSC.COM
88. 03-Sep-1987 SCO.COM
89. 22-Sep-1987 GENE.COM
90. 22-Sep-1987 KCCS.COM
91. 22-Sep-1987 SPECTRA.COM
92. 22-Sep-1987 WLK.COM
93. 30-Sep-1987 MENTAT.COM
94. 14-Oct-1987 WYSE.COM
95. 02-Nov-1987 CFG.COM
96. 09-Nov-1987 MARBLE.COM
97. 16-Nov-1987 CAYMAN.COM
97. 16-Nov-1987 ENTITY.COM
99. 24-Nov-1987 KSR.COM
100. 30-Nov-1987 NYNEXST.COM

Source: Blogging BuzZ

 

[shinysign]

Wow, that's a cool list, I am sure that all of them were registered directly by the companies, like xerox.com in 1987 going, we need web presence!

Why do I get the feeling that I know exactly who registered marble.com?
http://www.hulu.com/watch/2347/saturday-night-live-mikes-marbleopolis

 

[Pred]

not this list again lol
gets wheeled out every month

 

[Jake]

not this list again lol
gets wheeled out every month

My thoughts exactly. :lol:

 

[RareIQ]

very interesting list indeed!!

 

[MicroGuy]

I'll pay $10 for an ACCURATE list of the 1000 oldest. Thanks.

 

[Ben42]

This does come up alot, but it is interesting to see that in the top hundred there aren't any "Keyword" domains.

 

[ecigs.net]

These are still available if you feel like getting sued:

BELL-ATL.INFO
BELL-ATL.ORG
GREBYN.NET
GREBYN.INFO
GREBYN.ORG
ALPHACDC.INFO
INMET.ORG
KESMAI.NET
KESMAI.INFO
KESMAI.ORG
DATA-IO.NET
DATA-IO.INFO
DATA-IO.ORG
TELTONE.INFO
SPDCC.INFO
SPDCC.ORG
DATACUBE.INFO
PARCPLACE.INFO
NYNEXST.INFO
NYNEXST.ORG

 

[Untitled]

i thought imdb.com was pretty old!! :S...

 

[mis_chiff]

To get in the registry that early,
and look what they take.....
not even the .com

Nordu.net -
Record created on 01-Jan-1985.
Record expires on 02-Jan-2013.

 

[Marck]

like xerox.com in 1987 going, we need web presence!

Except the web was invented in 1990.

 

[Pommy - The DN Doc]

These are still available if you feel like getting sued:

BELL-ATL.INFO
BELL-ATL.ORG
GREBYN.NET
GREBYN.INFO
GREBYN.ORG
ALPHACDC.INFO
INMET.ORG
KESMAI.NET
KESMAI.INFO
KESMAI.ORG
DATA-IO.NET
DATA-IO.INFO
DATA-IO.ORG
TELTONE.INFO
SPDCC.INFO
SPDCC.ORG
DATACUBE.INFO
PARCPLACE.INFO
NYNEXST.INFO
NYNEXST.ORG

:hehe:

checkout the migraine inducing logo that symbolics.com uses :o

 

[h2o]

Yea, notice how short and sweet each domain was. No company voluntarily puts in llc, inc, or co at the very end of their name. "Keyword" domains didn't exist then because only a handful of people had access to the web. They were not targeting the average user looking for cars and typing in cars.com in their browser. The companies branded their name and that was all they needed as their online identity.

My favorite of course is think.com.

 

[Dotstar]

:hehe:

checkout the migraine inducing logo that symbolics.com uses :o

Guess the website dates from '85 also

 

[-REECE-]

:lol:

Sending you a rep for that. That's one ugly website

Guess the website dates from '85 also

 

[Pred]

i thought imdb.com was pretty old!! :S...

nah, thats bart

www.mdbe.com

now thats grandpa simpson
:sold:

 

[Ben42]

:lol:

Sending you a rep for that. That's one ugly website

It sure is...I can't imagine they are using it for real anymore.

I wonder if you aquired it what the value would be.

Obviously the word Symbolics doesn't mean much, but as the first domain registered it's worth something.

Maybe my thinking is way off and like the first of anything popular it's worth a lot, like mid 6 figures a lot. Any ideas?

 

[trevanian]

Great thread!

 

[Pommy - The DN Doc]

Guess the website dates from '85 also

Would be better called samebollocks.com not symbolics.com :]

 

[Ben42]

Would be better called samebollocks.com not symbolics.com :]

I think this would be funnier if I was from the UK, but it still sounds funny. :lol:

 

[Giode]

I had a deal with the owner of Symbolics.com, to buy the name. Ironically, before the deal could complete, he had recieved a letter from a trademark holder of "symbolics" threatening legal action, saying they owned the rights to the name. Talks ended after that, and I'm not sure where this threat is leading. Obviously a high risk purchase.

 

[owntype]

I had a deal with the owner of Symbolics.com, to buy the name. Ironically, before the deal could complete, he had recieved a letter from a trademark holder of "symbolics" threatening legal action, saying they owned the rights to the name. Talks ended after that, and I'm not sure where this threat is leading. Obviously a high risk purchase.

So you still rank #68

 

[bbalegere]

Cool list.
I wonder how much they are worth.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Can't we have a link at the top of the page for this list hahahaha

 

[Dotmainer]

To get in the registry that early,
and look what they take.....
not even the .com

Nordu.net -
Record created on 01-Jan-1985.
Record expires on 02-Jan-2013.

hmmm, so the list is wrong ? or wrong named ? only .com's ?

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