YouTube Series takes Viewers on a Trip to the 90s to Learn About the Incredible Impact of the Cobalt RaQ

The rapidly growing internet of the late ’90s was filled with enthusiasm for its potential promise and possibilities. At the time, a company called Cobalt Network emerged as a key provider of easy to use web servers, right at the time businesses were quickly realizing they needed a web presence to be competitive. Cobalt Networks played a pivotal role in reshaping web hosting and making it more accessible and user-friendly. Their visionary approach, highlighted by NetActuate’s very own Mark Price, and his team at Serial Port, played a crucial role in establishing Linux as a dependable platform for web hosting at a professional level.  

“Cobalt helped establish Linux as a viable platform for serious web hosting and showed the world that easily deployable servers were the future.”  

In this intro video to a three-part series, discover how a small company challenged the status quo and revolutionized web server technology. Serial Port takes you on a historical journey and pays homage to the early days of the internet, when it seemed like anything was possible. They also find two neglected but salvageable servers, and take a peek inside.

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Cobalt RaQ: This Web Server Changed the Internet