The World (internet service provider)
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The S.S. Pierce Building, original headquarters of The World.
The World is an internet service provider originally headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was the first internet service provider offering dial-up access to the general public,[1] doing so since 1989.[2]
The World is operated by Software Tool & Die and used to use the domain name world.std.com; it now uses mainly TheWorld.com, though world.std.com is also used for certain things.
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[edit] External links
- The World home page
- the first ISP 1999 USENIX article on the beginning of The World.
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