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Web Icon Retired

By Aaron Dobbins | Published March 8, 2001, 4:26 PM

Though the story might not be super important, it is interesting nonetheless. What is believed to be the first live image ever broadcast over the Internet way back in 1993 is being retired today. The image, just a coffee pot sitting in the corner at Cambridge University, has gained historical status due to its significance in the advancement of the Web. Humorously enough, the whole thing started when a programmer was tired of walking down flights of stairs to find the coffee pot empty. Once again, this story proves that it is laziness rather than necessity that is the mother of invention...at least some of the time. You can check out the infamous coffee pot here.

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rcurtis
Mar 12, 2001 - 1:34 PM

More and more over the past few months, I have noticed that an increasing number of stories on this site are simply lifted from theregister...
how about asome originality ???

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y2ksri
Mar 12, 2001 - 10:54 AM

The web and technology in general is moving so fast that we tend to forget where/how/under what circumstances it all began.
Keep reminding us Aaron, cause I know that I don't want to forget.
Sri

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Hades!
Mar 10, 2001 - 8:33 PM

and disgruntaled, and can do some pretty funny things. Nice story. Now who wants to fill the coffee pot for him?

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scarecrow
Mar 12, 2001 - 7:50 AM

mmmm.... coffee.... not to mention the 3rd s*** tech support losers like me.

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rodolfo
Mar 8, 2001 - 9:34 PM

Thanks for the story.

Rodolfo De La Torre

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