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Walkabout Travel Gear was an online retailer of travel accessories and one of the first companies to sell on the Internet. The company went online in November 1995. The first capture by archive.org was on December 23, 1996. The domain name "walkabouttravelgear.com" was not secured until early 1996. The internet address upon startup was xmission.com/~walkgear/walk.htm. A printout of the website dated June 29, 1996 is available.
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