Phil Fischer, CEO of Northwest Online, operating from a 286 computer in Portland, Oregon loads up into the internet a website offering design services. The link “webdesign” off of archie becomes the 202nd website on the internet and the first website in the world offering design services.

Later changed to SSD, Fischer charged his clients $250.00 per “web page” designing more than 5000 websites.  Later built the  AOL chat room system and Ebay.