Who's the oldest host?

[podcast]

Found on the valuhost.com site that they have been in business since 1996. So it sounds like they've been in business for more than 11 years. Who's the oldest host among those present on the market today?

[charlesgan]

Hostmonster.com since 1996
Bluehost.com since 1996

[John Scott]

I think I'd like to go with a newer host. Just think about being hosted with a company that uses wooden servers, and runs they office on TI-99's.

LOL

[nks]

Originally Posted by charlesgan

Hostmonster.com since 1996
Bluehost.com since 1996

I have just subscribed to bluehost.com for my sites, and I think their service is excellent. I like great customer service.

[dirboss]

thanks for question and answers.
Its very informative.

[photocrats.com]

Since 1997 :

http://www.addr.com/
http://www.cwihosting.com/

[alemcherry]

The first webhosts must be ISPs themselves. Specialised hosting companies came up later, I guess.

[Hahh]

Originally Posted by John Scott

I think I'd like to go with a newer host. Just think about being hosted with a company that uses wooden servers, and runs they office on TI-99's.

LOL

LOL, hope it's only a joke, I looked it up, no wooden servers, valuhost.com uses Pentium 4 3.2GHz and Dual xeon dual 2.8Ghz.
Couldn't find anything specific about hostmonster.com or bluehost.com, but I suppose that experience like 10-11 years also means ability to be sensitive to tendencies in the hosting market.

[John Scott]

Originally Posted by Hahh

LOL, hope it's only a joke.

How perceptive of you

[bobchrist]

cihost.com mght be the oldest, they are in hosting business since from 1995.

[photocrats.com]

Since 1993-2007

http://www.worldwidemart.com/about.html

[Hahh]

Anybody could shed light on who's been the first host ever?

[DennisBerc]

Originally Posted by Hahh

Anybody could shed light on who's been the first host ever?

Difficult qestion.. As fr as I know first websites were hosted on users PC.

[John Scott]

And after that local ISP's were the main web hosts.