Identity area
Reference code
Heritage collection CERN-OBJ-CERN-OBJ-IT-017
Title
NExT server
Date(s)
- 1989 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Object
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The first website at CERN - and in the world - was dedicated to the World Wide Web project itself and was hosted on Berners-Lee's NeXT computer. The website described the basic features of the web; how to access other people's documents and how to set up your own server. This NeXT machine - the original web server - is still at CERN. As part of the project to restore the first website, in 2013 CERN reinstated the world's first website to its original address.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Public
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
31.5 cm 30.5 cm 30.5 cm Screen: 40cmx40cmx46cm (weight maximum 15 KG). NeXT cube: 30.5cmx30.5cmx31.5cm (weight maximum 17 KG). Keyboard: 45cmx15cmx2cm Mouse: 10cmx6cmx3cm max of 17 kg.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
On loan, 513-1-021 IT visit point .
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
CDS number
2266322
