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'''Internet in a Box''' ('''IBox''') was one of the first commercially available [[Internet]] connection software packages available for sale to the public. Spry, Inc. produced the package, as well as starting up a commercial [[Internet service provider]] (ISP) called [[InterServ (ISP)|InterServ]].


'''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 (ISP)|InterServ]].<ref name ="Network World Oct 1994">{{cite journal | last = Goldberg | first = Steven | title = Internet access? It's in the box | journal = Network World | volume = 11 | issue = 43 | pages =43–44 | publisher = IDG Network World | date = October 24, 1994 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lBcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43| issn = 0887-7661}}</ref><ref name ="Infoworld Nov 1994">{{cite magazine | last = Peschel | first = Joe | title = Spry's Internet In A Box package brings the Iway on-ramp to your computer |magazine= InfoWorld | volume = 16 | issue = 45 | page =118 | publisher = InfoWorld Media Group | location = San Mateo, CA | date = November 7, 1994 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ejgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA118 | issn = 0199-6649 }}</ref>
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The IBox software included the [[Winsock]] and [[TCP/IP stack]] that were needed to connect a computer running [[Microsoft Windows]] to the Internet in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Bill |title=Web Browser History|url=http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi_browse.htm|accessdate=16 August 2010}}</ref> The IBox package also included a licensed copy of the [[Mosaic (web browser)|Mosaic]] [[web browser]] called ''[[AIR Mosaic]]'',.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cockburn|publisher=[[CiteSeerX]]|first1=Andy|title=Which Way Now? Analysing and Easing Inadequacies in WWW Navigation|url=http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.25.8504&rep=rep1&type=pdf|accessdate=20 November 2010|first2=Steve|last2=Jones|format=PDF|date=6 December 2000}}</ref> AIR Mail (an [[email client]]), AIR News (an [[NNTP]] news client), AIR [[Telnet]], AIR [[Gopher (protocol)|Gopher]], and an [[FTP]] Network File Manager.
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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 [[CompuServe]]. The inclusion of a web browser further gave access to the nascent [[World Wide Web]].


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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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Bill |title=Web Browser History|url=http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi_browse.htm|access-date=16 August 2010}}</ref> The IBox package also included a licensed copy of the [[National Center for Supercomputing Applications|NCSA]] [[Mosaic (web browser)|Mosaic]] [[web browser]] called ''[[AIR Mosaic]]'',<ref name="eric">{{cite web|url=http://www.ericsink.com/Browser_Wars.html|title=Memoirs From the Browser Wars|date=15 April 2003|access-date=16 February 2011|first=Eric|last=Sink}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cockburn|publisher=[[CiteSeerX]]|first1=Andy|title=Which Way Now? Analysing and Easing Inadequacies in WWW Navigation|citeseerx = 10.1.1.25.8504|first2=Steve|last2=Jones|date=6 December 2000}}</ref> AIR Mail (an [[email client]]), AIR News (an [[NNTP]] news client), AIR [[Telnet]], AIR [[Gopher (protocol)|Gopher]], and an [[FTP]] Network File Manager.
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Two pioneering Internet books; Ed Krol's 'Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog' (US-1993) and a special edition of Sue Schofield's 'UK Internet Book' (UK 1994) were included in the US and European editions of the product.

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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 [[Bulletin board system|BBS]]es and [[CompuServe]]. The inclusion of a web browser further gave access to the then-nascent [[World Wide Web]].

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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.==
==Spry, Inc.==
Spry, Inc. was a small software company headed up by David Pool in [[Seattle, Washington]]. In 1995 [[CompuServe]] bought Spry, Inc. for $100 million in cash and stock of [[H&R Block]] (the parent company of CompuServe).
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)|Mosaic]] Web browser [[source code]].<ref name="wwwunleashed">{{cite book|last1=December|first1=John|year=1994|last2=Randall|first2=Neil|title=World Wide Web Unleashed|publisher=Sams Publishing|isbn=0-672-30617-4}}</ref> In 1995 [[CompuServe]] bought Spry, Inc. for $100 million in cash and stock of [[H&R Block]] (the parent company of CompuServe).


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==External links==
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*[http://www.informationweek.com/520/20iucom.htm Information Week article] about the purchase of Spry, Inc.
*[http://www.informationweek.com/520/20iucom.htm Information Week article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822004634/http://www.informationweek.com/520/20iucom.htm |date=2006-08-22 }} about the purchase of Spry, Inc.
*[http://www.sueschofield.net Internet writer Sue Schofield's Web page.]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/suescho/ Internet writer Sue Schofield's Web page.]


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Latest revision as of 20:18, 28 August 2024

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 & 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.

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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).

References

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  1. ^ Goldberg, Steven (October 24, 1994). "Internet access? It's in the box". Network World. 11 (43). IDG Network World: 43–44. ISSN 0887-7661.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Stewart, Bill. "Web Browser History". Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  4. ^ Sink, Eric (15 April 2003). "Memoirs From the Browser Wars". Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  5. ^ Cockburn, Andy; Jones, Steve (6 December 2000). "Which Way Now? Analysing and Easing Inadequacies in WWW Navigation". CiteSeerX. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.25.8504. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ December, John; Randall, Neil (1994). World Wide Web Unleashed. Sams Publishing. ISBN 0-672-30617-4.
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