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Originally Posted by NemesisEnforcer
In the early years, a number of sites did not have their own domain name. For example sites would appear as www.domain.net/~kelly or kelly.domain.net.
Back then, I was quoted $6,000.00 a month for a dedicated server with 50 Megs of disc space plus bandwidth charges or you could get your own T1 for $1,495.00 per month and run a server from your house or office. I still have the e-mail from our ISP explaining that they have to throttle our accounts to avoid disrupting their network.
ISPs would shut down our accounts within days after launching a site becasue of the bandwidth used. So we would move around. |
Around 1997 it cost $AUD190 per inbound gig to hang off Australia's largest provider. Assuming a 4:1 ratio that's $AUD47.50 per outbound gig, which back then would have converted to about $USD35 per gig.
Based on that pricing a T1 at 33% loading (about 158 gigs) would have cost $USD5544 per month!