> Domain names were free until 1995. Is this really true? My memory says differently, as I remember being in college 1993/1994 and having discussions about th

> Domain names were free until 1995. Is this really true? My memory says differently, as I remember being in college 1993/1994 and having discussions about the economics of speculatively purchasing domain names. And the economics were certainly not "free". But I don't have a source I can site.