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(I'm actually going to fork this into its own page. It's notable on its own just because of how many sources referred to it as the official Lego site which caused Lego.com to be made. if it doesn't work i will merge back into rtl) Tag: Removed redirect |
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{{Infobox website | |||
| screenshot = Lego WWW Home Page (Kidnet).jpg | |||
| caption = The home page {{circa|December 1994}}, viewed in a [[Wikipedia:Windows 3.1|Windows 3.1]] browser | |||
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1993|12|28}} | |||
| discontinued = 1997 | |||
| type = Information, entertainment | |||
| url = {{ubl|legowww.homepages.com|legowww.itek.norut.no}} | |||
| author = David Koblas | |||
}} | |||
'''LEGO Information''' (also called the '''LEGO WWW server''') was a website that contained information and resources regarding LEGO. The site was launched by [[rec.toys.lego]] founder David Koblas in December 1993. It was one of the first pages on the [[Wikipedia:World Wide Web|World Wide Web]] dedicated to LEGO. | |||
== Content == | |||
LEGO Information contained lego information<ref name="Sterne"/> | |||
== History == | |||
[[rec.toys.lego]] founder David Koblas announced the launch of an experimental LEGO website (at the time called a "[[Wikipedia:World Wide Web|WWW]] [[Wikipedia:Web server|server]]") on 28 December 1993.<ref name="ATL Koblas WWW"/> | |||
== References == | |||
{{reflist|refs= | |||
<ref name="Sterne">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/worldwidewebmark0000ster/page/134/mode/2up?view=theater |title=World Wide Web Marketing: Integrating the Internet into Your Marketing Strategy |first=Jim |last=Sterne |publisher=[[Wikipedia:John Wiley & Sons|John Wiley & Sons]] |location=[[Wikipedia:New York City|New York]] |year=1995 |isbn=0-471-12843-0 |chapter=Interactivity Is King – LEGO On-Line |pages=133-136}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="ATL Koblas WWW">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.lego/c/J_ooJ80Z59I/m/dUZOOxjd-u0J |title=Experimental WWW server online |first=David |last=Koblas |date=28 December 1993 |newsgroup=alt.toys.lego |[email protected] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240428090546/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.lego/c/J_ooJ80Z59I/m/dUZOOxjd-u0J |archive-date=28 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
[[Category:1993 establishments]] | [[Category:1993 establishments]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1997 disestablishments]] | ||
[[Category:LEGO fansites]] | [[Category:LEGO fansites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 4 November 2024
.jpg) The home page c. December 1994, viewed in a Windows 3.1 browser | |
Type of site | Information, entertainment |
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| Created by | David Koblas |
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| Launched | December 28, 1993 |
| Discontinued | 1997 |
LEGO Information (also called the LEGO WWW server) was a website that contained information and resources regarding LEGO. The site was launched by rec.toys.lego founder David Koblas in December 1993. It was one of the first pages on the World Wide Web dedicated to LEGO.
Content
LEGO Information contained lego information[1]
History
rec.toys.lego founder David Koblas announced the launch of an experimental LEGO website (at the time called a "WWW server") on 28 December 1993.[2]
References
- ↑ Sterne, Jim (1995). "Interactivity Is King – LEGO On-Line". World Wide Web Marketing: Integrating the Internet into Your Marketing Strategy. New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 133–136. ISBN 0-471-12843-0.
- ↑ Koblas, David (28 December 1993). "Experimental WWW server online". Newsgroup: alt.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024.
