▁the ▁Mac int osh ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁experimental ▁version ▁of ▁TCP / Connect ▁II . ▁Although ▁S IP P ▁wasn ' t ▁adopted , ▁this ▁early ▁effort ▁confirmed ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁Internet ▁software ▁vend ors ▁in ▁creating ▁IP v 6 - cap able ▁software . ▁ ▁Internet ▁Services ▁in ▁Japan ▁( II K K ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Inter Con ▁saw ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁expand ▁commercial ▁internet ▁services ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bol ster ▁its ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁TCP / IP ▁market ▁there . ▁To ▁do ▁this , ▁the ▁company ▁created ▁a ▁Japanese ▁subs idi ary , ▁II K K ▁and ▁partner ed ▁with ▁AT & T ▁J EN S ▁( a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁AT & T ) ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁first ▁commercial ▁internet ▁service ▁prov iders ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁II K K ' s ▁initial ▁P OP ▁was ▁in ▁Jo i ▁I to ' s ▁bath room . ▁II K K ' s ▁first ▁offices ▁were ▁in ▁an ▁old ▁k ara oke ▁bar ▁in ▁My og ad ani . ▁ ▁PS IN et ▁purchased ▁II K K ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁PS IN et ▁Japan . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Category : Def unct ▁companies ▁of ▁Japan ▁Category : Def unct ▁Internet ▁service ▁prov iders ▁Category : Internet ▁service ▁prov iders ▁of ▁Japan <0x0A> </s> ▁HMS ▁Ark ▁Royal ▁( R 0 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁ ▁aircraft ▁car