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The first ever website

  • by Gee-Tech
  • Web

The first ever website was launched on August 6, 1991, by Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. The website, which was hosted on a NeXT computer at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland, was a simple information resource that provided information about the World Wide Web project and how to access other web resources.

The first website consisted of a single HTML page that contained information about the purpose and goals of the World Wide Web project, as well as links to other resources such as the first web browser (called WorldWideWeb) and a library catalog. The website was accessible to anyone with an Internet connection, and it was designed to be easily accessible and navigable by users.

The first website was a significant milestone in the development of the World Wide Web and marked the beginning of the web as we know it today. Today, the web is a global network of interconnected documents and other resources that is used by billions of people around the world to access information, communicate, and collaborate.

The first website may seem basic compared to the complex and dynamic websites that we have today, but it laid the foundation for the vast and interconnected web that we use on a daily basis. It is a testament to the power of innovation and the potential of the web to bring people together and connect them with information and resources from around the world.

What was the domain of it?

The website was accessible via the Internet using the domain “info.cern.ch“, which was the domain name of the CERN Information System.

At the time the first website was launched, domain names were not widely used on the Internet, and many websites were accessed using IP addresses rather than domain names. The use of domain names became more widespread as the Internet grew, and today, domain names are a common way to identify and access websites on the web.