What is that search engine with the purple monkey on it?

Question

Nobody really uses it anymore and I want to know the URL and if it like expired or something. I kind of remember liking it and also could you tell me a little bit more info because I want to know if it was like the first search engine or something like that?

Answer 1

Do you mean Bonzi Buddy? The Site doesn't exist anymore since Sep. 2006.
The Bonzi Buddy was regarded Spy or Adware.

The first Search Engine for the web was Altavista. At first it was only a demo application by Digital Equipment to demonstrate the power of their servers. However, this soon developed into a full fledged search engine. Basically, AltaVista was the Google of the 90's.