Tony, Tony Travis wrote: > Tony Arnold wrote:
>> Altavista came first, I think. It was originally set up by Digital (DEC, >> now HP via Compaq). I guess it was bought out by someone, but I don't >> know who. > > Hello, Tony. > > Alive and, patenting at: > > http://www.altavista.com/about/ > > "AltaVista, a business of Overture Services, Inc., is a leading provider > of search services and technology. AltaVista continues to advance > Internet search with new technologies and features designed to improve > the search experience for consumers. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., > AltaVista has a rich history of innovation embodied in 61 search-related > patents" Thanks. Yes, I found this after I wrote my post. It even acknowledges Digital as their creator. I also found a reference saying that Altavista was the first full text indexed search engine on the net in around 1995. Since I was a DEC user at the time, I used to use them exclusively, but then DEC sold them (and later got bought out by Compaq and then HP) and Google came along. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
