news World’s earliest 10 domains （2 of 2）

[DN.com]

No.6: Northrop.com
This domain was registered by Northrop Corporation in Nov 7th , 1985. This company was founded in 1939, mainly engaged in aircraft manufacturing and known for its success in designing the wing.

In 1994, Northrop Corporation and Grumman Corporation merged to Northrop Grumman which now has become one of the world’s largest ordnance manufacturer, the world's largest radar manufacturer and the world’s largest naval vessel manufacturer.


No.7: xerox.com
Xerox Co. registered this name in Jan 9th , 1986, and it is still its official domain name. Xerox Co. was founded in 1906 and it is still ranked in world's top five hundred company.


No.8: Sri.com
The domain name was registered in Jan 17th, 1986 by SRI International (referred to as SRI). SRI is not a Business Companies, but a non - profit research institute based in California, the United states.

Sri’s mission is "to make people safer, healthier and more creative". It provides funds strategic consulting services for government agencies, commercial companies and individuals mainly through the data analysis and investigation in chemical, biological, computer and space systems, economic development.

SRI currently has 2100 employees and its 2014 revenue is about $540 million.


No.9: hp.com
Compared with Xerox Co., HP Co. is more well-known. Hp.com was registered in Mar 3th, 1986, and it is still its official domain name.


No.10: bellcore.com
Bellcore.com was registered in Mar 5th , 1986 by Bell Communications Research (alias Bellcore). Bellcore, a branch organization of Bell laboratory, was established on Oct 20th, 1983.

Later Bellcore has no any affiliated relationship with Bell laboratory and was renamed Telcordia Technology. In 2011, Telcordia was acquired by ericsson.

At present, bellcore.com could not be visited.

Expect the above 10 domain names, there are some well-known domains in the top 100:

Here are World’s earliest 10 domains （Part 1）


Declaration: this is an informative article that do not represent official investing advice, with no intend in misleading readers.Please be open-minded and objective. Welcome varied discussion below.Thanks!

 

[E-Promote]

I have a 1990...wish I had been paying attention back then.

 

[Casey L]

Thanks for sharing. Do you know how much it cost to register a domain that early?

 

[E-Promote]

If I remember it was $120 for two years. Before that there was no charge, you had to send an email with your request then just wait until they got back to you.

 

[Casey L]

If I remember it was $120 for two years. Before that there was no charge, you had to send an email with your request then just wait until they got back to you.

What a time to be alive...

 

[Recons.Com]

i don't know about eighties, but in nineties Network Solutions was charging $35/year.

 

[E-Promote]

They were free until until 1995. Netsol started charging in 1995, $100 for 2 years, dropped to $70 for 2 years in 1997.

 

[Paralabs]

This is useful, thank you for sharing!

 

[namerav]

All the 5 domains are registered by Companies. And I think still 3 companies using the same domains which they registered initially.

 

[Candace]

This is informative. Thanks

 

[TheAngelo]

Thanks for sharing. Sometimes I wish all these was a dream and I would just wake up in my bed sometime in 2006. Will quickly register all 3l and 4l.

Nice infom

 

[E-Promote]

Just noticed, attmail.com is dropping today, it has a reg date of 03-12-90. Once it drops it will loose that date of course (and it's prob related to AT&T)...

 

[Recons.Com]

Just noticed, attmail.com is dropping today, it has a reg date of 03-12-90. Once it drops it will loose that date of course (and it's prob related to AT&T)...

DropCatch got it and date is reset:

Updated Date: 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Creation Date: 2016-04-14T18:15:35.000Z