This is a rare vintage item that is still in its original sealed packaging. It is an Internet in a Box solution that was popular in the past. This item is great for collectors who are interested in vintage computing and accessories.
SUPER RARE , original, never opened, "Complete Internet Solution" !!!!! INTERNET IN A BOX by SPRY, Inc. Perfect for vintage computer and software collectors. Windows Version.Released in 1994.V1.0 RETAIL
Internet in a Box (IBox) 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."These are very difficult to find these days still sealed in the original shrink wrap. Here is something that shows how rare this item is these days: "I was visiting the Museum at Dearborn, Detroit, Michigan and saw this *Internet in a Box*. I find it cool, amazed at what people think at their times. I am pretty sure our next generations coming up will definitely laugh at many of the things we do right now. Things which we think are uber cool will sound utterly funny to them."[1] Goldberg, Steven (October 24, 1994). "Internet access? It's in the box". Network World. IDG Network World. 11 (43): 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 Freely accessible
So Rare this product is it can be found displayed at the Henry Ford Museum:
****The product is being sold as-is and the buyer should be aware that it has not been tested for functionality. It is being sold strictly as a collectible item.*****
