AltaVista Passport Cover
3.9" x 5.8" / Black
$28.99
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Pair a travel essential with a reminder of how the early web opened new routes to information. AltaVista launched publicly in 1995 from Palo Alto, offering a searchable index powered by its fast Scooter crawler. In 1997, the company added Babel Fish, a web-based text and webpage translation service that reflected the internet's growing reach. This AltaVista Passport Cover is a thoughtful choice for travelers, longtime web users, and collectors drawn to the history of online search and communication.
AltaVista was created by researchers at Digital Equipment Corporation to demonstrate company hardware and improve access to files on its public network. Paul Flaherty proposed the project, Louis Monier programmed its web crawler, and Michael Burrows wrote its indexer. Based in Palo Alto, California, AltaVista publicly launched on December 15, 1995, with a fast, multi-threaded crawler called Scooter and a backend database called TurboVista. It offered a searchable web index and became the exclusive provider of search results for Yahoo in 1996. In 1997 it introduced Babel Fish, a web-based text and webpage translation service. Compaq acquired Digital Equipment Corporation in January 1998 and, as part of the transaction, acquired AltaVista. Compaq spun off AltaVista in January 1999 and repositioned it as a web portal; later that year, it sold 83 percent of the company to CMGI. After subsequent ownership changes, Overture Services acquired AltaVista in February 2003, and Yahoo acquired Overture in July 2003. AltaVista's traffic later fell amid competition from Google Search and other services. In June 2013, its domain redirected to Yahoo Search.
Pair a travel essential with a reminder of how the early web opened new routes to information. AltaVista launched publicly in 1995 from Palo Alto, offering a searchable index powered by its fast Scooter crawler. In 1997, the company added Babel Fish, a web-based text and webpage translation service that reflected the internet's growing reach. This AltaVista Passport Cover is a thoughtful choice for travelers, longtime web users, and collectors drawn to the history of online search and communication.
AltaVista was created by researchers at Digital Equipment Corporation to demonstrate company hardware and improve access to files on its public network. Paul Flaherty proposed the project, Louis Monier programmed its web crawler, and Michael Burrows wrote its indexer. Based in Palo Alto, California, AltaVista publicly launched on December 15, 1995, with a fast, multi-threaded crawler called Scooter and a backend database called TurboVista. It offered a searchable web index and became the exclusive provider of search results for Yahoo in 1996. In 1997 it introduced Babel Fish, a web-based text and webpage translation service. Compaq acquired Digital Equipment Corporation in January 1998 and, as part of the transaction, acquired AltaVista. Compaq spun off AltaVista in January 1999 and repositioned it as a web portal; later that year, it sold 83 percent of the company to CMGI. After subsequent ownership changes, Overture Services acquired AltaVista in February 2003, and Yahoo acquired Overture in July 2003. AltaVista's traffic later fell amid competition from Google Search and other services. In June 2013, its domain redirected to Yahoo Search.
| 3.9" x 5.8" | |
| Height, in | 5.79 |
| Width (Closed), in | 3.94 |
| Width (Open), in | 8.03 |
| Depth, in | 0.39 |
Product features
- Two card slots plus pockets for boarding passes or IDs
- Cruelty-free black PU faux leather exterior
- RFID-blocking lining to protect against skimming
- One-size fits most passports (3.9″ × 5.8″)
- Vibrant front-cover print with potential edge fading on darker solids
Care instructions
- Wipe with a damp cloth, air dry or use a soft, non-abrasive cloth
EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY
Product information: Generic brand, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland
Care instructions: Wipe with a damp cloth, air dry or use a soft, non-abrasive cloth