The extension of .com was introduced to the public in 1985.

There are 6 registrations that date back to 1985 that are still in use:

Symbolics.com
Created on: March 15th
Details: The site is associated with a privately held company associated with computer algebra systems.

BBN.com
Created on: April 24th
Details: This site is associated with a company that deals with high-tech research and development. For example, to prove how much of a heavy hitter they are – they worked on the development of packet switching, including the Internet. They also do some defense stuff too.

By the way, I LOVE this domain name.

Think.com
Created on: May 24th
Details: In 1982, a supercomputer company was born called Thinking Machine Corporation. It thrived for awhile, but then fell on hard times in the 90s. The company was bought by Oracle Corporation in 1999.

MCC.com
Created on: July 11th
Details: This domain name is associated with Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), which was the first and now the biggest in computer industry research and development ….within the U.S.

DEC.com
Created on: September 30th
Details: Associated with the Digital Equipment Corporation, which was a pioneer in the computer industry. They have done a lot of valuable research as well.

Northrop.com
Created on: November 7th
Details: This site name is associated with the Northrop Corporation, which was once a leader in the aircraft manufacturer business. It’s history dates back to 1927. They gained a lot of acclaim from working on “flying wings” and B-2 stealth bombers.

Popular companies who registered their domain names in 1986 include:

AT&T, IBM, HP, Intel, Siemens, Boeing, GE, and Adobe.

A funny domain that I found, which dates back to 1986 is called fluke.com, which produced industrial testing equipment like electronic test equipment.

I thought it was a funny name and done intentionally because of the products they made, but it was actually the last name of the owner.