The 1980s and the 2000s – LL.com domains registered in both eras

Who would have thought, back in the 80’s, that an online network of interconnected computers would be used one day to relay information, almost unrestricted around the globe?

Surely, the oldest domain registered, Symbolics.com, is a landmark in the history of “manual” domain registrations and that of the commercial Internet. Despite its 25 year old existence as a domain, Symbolics.com was not used as a web site until well after the introduction of the world wide web in the early 90’s.

Still, those that knew back in the day that they had the opportunity to register domains, went after some short ones. Without exception, all of these LL.com domains registered during the early ‘gold rush’ were for corporations: Hewlett Packard, Texas Instruments, General Electric etc.

Here’s a list of the LL.com domains registered in the 1980’s – the pioneers, if you must, of short domain registrations.

It’s interesting to note that the 3rd oldest LL.com, ub.com, was sold recently to Ultimate Bet and it’s being used as a shortcut forward to their primary web site.

Would you have thought LL.com’s were still available to register in the 2000’s? That can’t be possible!

Well, you’d be partially correct; they were not available to register but they became available after a handful of LL.com domains dropped, as late as in 2003!