LEGO Information (website)

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LEGO Information
A greyscale screenshot of a website viewed in an internet browser. The website features the Lego logo prominently in the top left corner.
Home page c. December 1994, viewed in in Netscape Navigator on Macintosh System 7
Type of site
Fansite
Available inEnglish
Headquarters
Created byDavid Koblas
ParentHome Pages, Inc.
URL
LaunchedDecember 28, 1993; 32 years ago (1993-12-28)
DiscontinuedApril 3, 1996; 29 years ago (1996-04-03)[1]
Current statusClosed

LEGO Information (also called the LEGO WWW server) was a fansite 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.

Contents

More of the home page c. December 1994

The LEGO Information website featured pages covering the history of LEGO, the LEGO Builders Club, information on sets that were available to purchase at the time, parts lists for specific sets, and a written tour of the LEGO factory at LEGO Systems, Inc. in Enfield, Connecticut. The site also offered activities and entertainment, such as ideas for LEGO projects, games using LEGO, computer programs, and a "LEGO theme song". It additionally hosted scans of LEGO catalogues and snapshots of television commercials from 1994−1995, alongside pictures of homemade LEGO models and LEGO robots.[2][3][4][5][6][7] A link near the top of the home page invited viewers to contact Koblas and submit new information, suggestions for site improvements, and images of their own LEGO creations.[4] Other links directed readers to external websites.[2][3]

History

David Koblas announced the launch of an experimental LEGO website (at the time called a "WWW server") on alt.toys.lego on December 28, 1993.[8]

It was originally hosted by the Norut Group's Information Technology division in Tromsø, Norway.[9] In November 1994, Koblas moved the server to his own Mountain View, California-based company, Home Pages, for faster access speeds.[10][11] [1]

Reception

In the March 1996 issue of MacUser, LEGO Information was featured in a list of 101 must-see websites. It was placed in the "Have You Lost Your Mind?" section, alongside other websites with subject matters considered niche or unusual.[12]

References

  1. ↑ a b Koblas, David (3 April 1996). "legowww.homepages.com". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026 – via Google Groups.
  2. ↑ a b Bohannon, Ric (1996). "Hobbies, Travel & Tourism". In Gagnon, Eric (ed.). What's on the Web (Spring/Summer 1996 ed.). Fairfax, Virginia: Internet Media Corp. p. 179. ISBN 1-884640-19-2.
  3. ↑ a b Maxwell, Christine (1995). McKinley Internet Directory. Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing. p. 524. ISBN 1-56205-439-2.
  4. ↑ a b 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.
  5. ↑ Schepp, Debra Sorkowitz; Schepp, Brad (1995). Kidnet: The Kid's Guide to Surfing Through Cyberspace. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 154–155. ISBN 0-06-273380-X.
  6. ↑ Turlington, Shannon; et al. (1995). Internet Roadside Attractions: Sites, Sounds & Scenes Along the Information Superhighway. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Ventana Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 1-56604-193-7.
  7. ↑ Carroll, Jim; Broadhead, Rick (1995). The Canadian Internet Advantage: Opportunities for Business and Other Organizations. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc. pp. 94–97. ISBN 0-13-226598-2.
  8. ↑ Koblas, David (28 December 1993). "Experimental WWW server online". Newsgroup: alt.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2026 – via Google Groups.
  9. ↑ "The NORUT Group Ltd". itek.norut.no. Archived from the original on 27 December 1996.
  10. ↑ Koblas, David (12 November 1994). "Re: WWW: LEGO page". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2026 – via Google Groups.
  11. ↑ Betts, Mitch (September 11, 1995). "Lego finds unauthorized Web pages easy to build". The Internet Page. Computerworld. Vol. 29, no. 37. Framingham, Massachusetts: International Data Group. p. 68. ISSN 0010-4841.
  12. ↑ Myslewski, Rik; Brisbin, Shelly; Snell, Jason; et al. (March 1996). "Welcome to the Web!". MacUser. Vol. 12, no. 3. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. p. 81. ISSN 0884-0997.
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