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Surfing the Web in the Early 1990s

Internet in a Box 2.0

At a time when getting online was confusing, Spry’s popular product supplied everything needed except the modem and PC: Spry’s version of the Mosaic browser, other net software, dial-up access through their ISP and the Whole Internet Guide.

Surfing the Web in the Early 1990s

Between 1991 and 1994 the Web grew from a few mostly scientific Websites into a rich and constantly changing online world, far too big for a single person to keep track of. Sites like Hotwired, the Louvre, and the Honolulu Community college site pushed the limits of what the medium was capable of, both technically and in terms of design. From commercial portals like Global Network Navigator to search engines and online newspapers, there was something for every interest.

Kevin Hughes: The White House's First Website

Chapter Menu

1. White House First Website
2. Silicon Graphics First Website
3. Interactive Weather Browser
4. Wells Fargo First Website
5. Honolulu Community College Website
6. Xerox Website

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First International World-Wide Web Conference t-shirt

The whole Web development community came together for the first time at this conference. They shared a sense of excitement that they were creating a better world. One attendee dubbed it “Woodstock of the Web.”

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GNN (Global Network Navigator), template

The earliest commercial Website, GNN was a portal launched in the spring of 1993. Its several sections contained the seeds of many other kinds of Web content to follow: a magazine, an e-commerce area, embedded advertising, reference materials, a travel section, etc.

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