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raymor · 12-18-2008, 11:27 AM

A key distinction here is are we talking about the internet porn or the first
porn web site. The internet was created 1973, the web in 1990 - seventeen
years later.

I started in late 1996 or early 1997 and many of the people suggested as
firsts weren't around then, though there was an established industry. iBill
had started in 1996, but CCBill wouldn't be until 1998. As someone else
mentioned these processors were key. Before them, very adult sites
were able to get merchant accounts to process payments. Laith launched
AdultCheck in 1996, which is how most of us got paid back in the day.
I would estimate there were about 5,000 people active in the business by
early 1997.

12-18-2008, 11:27 AM
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	A key distinction here is are we talking about the internet porn or the first porn web site. The internet was created 1973, the web in 1990 - seventeen years later. I started in late 1996 or early 1997 and many of the people suggested as firsts weren't around then, though there was an established industry. iBill had started in 1996, but CCBill wouldn't be until 1998. As someone else mentioned these processors were key. Before them, very adult sites were able to get merchant accounts to process payments. Laith launched AdultCheck in 1996, which is how most of us got paid back in the day. I would estimate there were about 5,000 people active in the business by early 1997. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids