Number of Internet Hosts

        Date             Hosts

        08/81              213
        05/82              235
        08/83              562
        10/84            1,024
        10/85            1,961
        02/86            2,308
        11/86            5,089
        12/87           28,174
        07/88           33,000
        10/88           56,000
        01/89           80,000
        07/89          130,000
        10/89          159,000
        10/90          313,000
        01/91          376,000
        07/91          535,000
        10/91          617,000
        01/92          727,000
        04/92          890,000
        07/92          992,000
        10/92        1,136,000
        01/93        1,313,000
        04/93        1,486,000
        07/93        1,776,000
        10/93        2,056,000
        01/94        2,217,000
        07/94        3,212,000
        10/94        3,864,000
        01/95        4,852,000
        07/95        6,642,000
        01/96        9,472,000
        07/96       12,881,000