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AltaVista was a Web search engine established in 1995. It became one of the most-used early search engines, but lost ground to Google and was purchased by Yahoo! in 2003, which retained the brand, but based all AltaVista searches on its own search engine.
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Jan 4, 2021 · AltaVista was a pioneering web search engine that used DEC Alpha processors to index the internet in the 1990s. Learn how it became a victim of its own success and was eventually overtaken by Google and other competitors.
- Ernie Smith
Jul 9, 2013 · AltaVista, one of the Web's first and most popular search engines, was discontinued by Yahoo in 2013 after 18 years of service. Learn about its history, features, and legacy in this article by PCMag.
- Angela Moscaritolo
- Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics
Nov 23, 2023 · AltaVista was the first search engine to offer full-text search of the entire web, but it was surpassed by Google and acquired by Yahoo. Learn about its history, features, and how it changed our understanding of the web.
Dec 15, 2020 · It was the go-to search engine of the early Web, and it was launched on this date in 1995. The pioneer was Alta Vista, and its technology of using spiders to crawl and index the Web was an element of the gee-whiz marveling that sometimes greeted the unfolding digital landscape 25 years ago.
