The Internet Index

Number 9
Inspired by "Harper's Index"*
Compiled by Win Treese (treese@OpenMarket.com)
2 September 1995

Here is Internet Index #9 and the directory of all editions.

Number of meetings of the Internet Engineering Task Force, through July, 1995: 33
Number of attendees at the 33rd IETF in Stockholm, Sweden: 610 (approx.)
Ratio of number of attendees to number of workstations in the terminal room: 12:1
Source: IETF

Very approximate ratio of number of Internet users to number of tiles in the mosaic in the Gold Room at Stockholm City Hall: 2
Source: Stockholm City Hall

Of the Swedish cab drivers I met at the IETF meeting, percentage with Internet access: 50

Number of US invention patents available for searching on the Internet: over 158,000
Source: Internet Multicasting Service

At current growth rates, estimated time at which everyone on Earth will be on the Internet: 2004
Source: Gordon Bell, speaking at Spring Internet World '95

Number attending Spring Internet World '95: 20,000
Source: Spring Internet World '95

Expected monthly cost for @home, a cable TV-based Internet access provider: $30-$40
Source: Internet World Internet News, August, 1995

Length of time the NSFNET formed the backbone of the Internet: 9 years

Cost, per month, of USA Today Online: $14.95

Cost of one Mexican Blond Tarantula, available for sale online: $45
Source: Arachneeds Price List

Percentage of officers of the National Organization of Women with WWW home pages: 100
Source: NOW Officers

Number on the AM dial for Internet@Night Talk Radio in Dallas, Texas: 1190
Source: Internet@Night

Number of questions in the Canonical Collection of Lightbulb Jokes: over 700
Number of answers in the Canonical Collection of Lightbulb Jokes: over 1100

Estimated number of different users searching the Yahoo database between May 1 and May 7, 1995: 1.4 million
Source: Interactive Age. See also Yahoo

Estimated number of different users visiting the Smithsonian Institution between May 1 and May 7, 1995: 10,000
Source: Interactive Age. See also Smithsonian Institution


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