IBox (Internet in a Box) was one of the first commercially available Internet connection software packages available for sale to the public. O'Reilly & Associates (now O'Reilly Media) created and produced the package, in collaboration with Spry, Inc. Spry, Inc. also started up a commercial Internet service provider (ISP) called InterServ.[1][2]
Combined with InterServ's dial-up access, Internet in a Box provided a complete solution for members of the general public to access the Internet, a network previously available almost exclusively to government and collegiate users, or to the public only indirectly through e-mail gateways provided by hosted systems such as BBSes and CompuServe. The inclusion of a web browser further gave access to the then-nascent World Wide Web.
The pioneering Internet book from O'Reilly, Ed Krol's 'Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog' (US-1993) was included in the US product. The European edition of the product also included Sue Schofield's 'UK Internet Book' (UK 1994).
Spry, Inc.edit
Spry, Inc. was a small software company headed up by David Pool in Seattle, Washington. Spry was the first company licensing the Mosaic Web browser source code.[6] In 1995 CompuServe bought Spry, Inc. for $100 million in cash and stock of H&R Block (the parent company of CompuServe).
Referencesedit
^Goldberg, Steven (October 24, 1994). "Internet access? It's in the box". Network World. 11 (43). IDG Network World: 43–44. ISSN 0887-7661.
^Peschel, Joe (November 7, 1994). "Spry's Internet In A Box package brings the Iway on-ramp to your computer". InfoWorld. Vol. 16, no. 45. San Mateo, CA: InfoWorld Media Group. p. 118. ISSN 0199-6649.
^Stewart, Bill. "Web Browser History". Retrieved 16 August 2010.
^Sink, Eric (15 April 2003). "Memoirs From the Browser Wars". Retrieved 16 February 2011.
^Cockburn, Andy; Jones, Steve (6 December 2000). "Which Way Now? Analysing and Easing Inadequacies in WWW Navigation". CiteSeerX. CiteSeerX10.1.1.25.8504. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^December, John; Randall, Neil (1994). World Wide Web Unleashed. Sams Publishing. ISBN0-672-30617-4.
External linksedit
Information Week article about the purchase of Spry, Inc.
Internet writer Sue Schofield's Web page.
January 01, 1970
ibox, other, uses, internet, disambiguation, internet, first, commercially, available, internet, connection, software, packages, available, sale, public, reilly, associates, reilly, media, created, produced, package, collaboration, with, spry, spry, also, star. For other uses see Internet in a Box disambiguation IBox Internet in a Box was one of the first commercially available Internet connection software packages available for sale to the public O Reilly amp Associates now O Reilly Media created and produced the package in collaboration with Spry Inc Spry Inc also started up a commercial Internet service provider ISP called InterServ 1 2 The IBox software included the Winsock program and TCP IP stack that were needed to connect a computer running Microsoft Windows to the Internet in 1994 3 The IBox package also included a licensed copy of the NCSA Mosaic web browser called AIR Mosaic 4 5 AIR Mail an email client AIR News an NNTP news client AIR Telnet AIR Gopher and an FTP Network File Manager Combined with InterServ s dial up access Internet in a Box provided a complete solution for members of the general public to access the Internet a network previously available almost exclusively to government and collegiate users or to the public only indirectly through e mail gateways provided by hosted systems such as BBSes and CompuServe The inclusion of a web browser further gave access to the then nascent World Wide Web The pioneering Internet book from O Reilly Ed Krol s Whole Internet User s Guide and Catalog US 1993 was included in the US product The European edition of the product also included Sue Schofield s UK Internet Book UK 1994 Spry Inc editSpry Inc was a small software company headed up by David Pool in Seattle Washington Spry was the first company licensing the Mosaic Web browser source code 6 In 1995 CompuServe bought Spry Inc for 100 million in cash and stock of H amp R Block the parent company of CompuServe References edit Goldberg Steven October 24 1994 Internet access It s in the box Network World 11 43 IDG Network World 43 44 ISSN 0887 7661 Peschel Joe November 7 1994 Spry s Internet In A Box package brings the Iway on ramp to your computer InfoWorld Vol 16 no 45 San Mateo CA InfoWorld Media Group p 118 ISSN 0199 6649 Stewart Bill Web Browser History Retrieved 16 August 2010 Sink Eric 15 April 2003 Memoirs From the Browser Wars Retrieved 16 February 2011 Cockburn Andy Jones Steve 6 December 2000 Which Way Now Analysing and Easing Inadequacies in WWW Navigation CiteSeerX CiteSeerX 10 1 1 25 8504 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help December John Randall Neil 1994 World Wide Web Unleashed Sams Publishing ISBN 0 672 30617 4 External links editInformation Week article about the purchase of Spry Inc Internet writer Sue Schofield s Web page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title IBox amp oldid 1002126490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
