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The article doesn't link to the Tucows Downloads Archive, for whatever reason it only links to the archive.org homepage. Here's the direct link: https://archiv

The article doesn't link to the Tucows Downloads Archive, for whatever reason it only links to the archive.org homepage. Here's the direct link: https://archive.org/details/tucows https://archive.org/details/tucows It also appears that the archive wasn't manually reviewed; some items are just screenshots, and others are unrelated to software at all. Example (mildly nsfw): https://archive.org/details/tucows_71077_Sung_Hi_Lee_2 https://archive.org/details/tucows_71077_Sung_Hi_Lee_2

ars 6y ago
Maybe email them with your findings? They to care about history, maybe they'll be receptive to fixing the issues.
rzzzt 6y ago
I, ahem, had to look into this as a matter of intellectual curiosity -- there is an archive file in the "DOWNLOAD OPTIONS" section which holds the .scr Windows screensaver file: https://archive.org/download/tucows_71077_Sung_Hi_Lee_2 https://archive.org/download/tucows_71077_Sung_Hi_Lee_2 (On another note, .scr-s are just renamed .exe-s, and it was a highly questionable choice to download and run those in their heyday as well.)
- faitswulff 6y ago
  > it was a highly questionable choice to download and run those in their heyday as well I never let that stop me! I was going to have my realistic fish aquarium screensaver, come hell or high water. Besides, I could always reformat. I had that Windows XP serial key memorized, after all!
  - legends2k 6y ago
    That's exactly me, you described there!
ardy42 6y ago
> The article doesn't link to the Tucows Downloads Archive, for whatever reason it only links to the archive.org homepage. > Here's the direct link: https://archive.org/details/tucows https://archive.org/details/tucows > It also appears that the archive wasn't manually reviewed; some items are just screenshots, and others are unrelated to software at all. I'm really glad they went through the trouble of even doing that. They didn't have to. A lot of it's probably only good for nostalgia, before it's totally forgotten without much loss; but as someone who recently spent a bunch of time trying to track down 90s FTP site mirrors chasing a vague memory of a game, I appreciate it.
romwell 6y ago
>and others are unrelated to software at all. Your example is software. It is a "screensaver", a program that displays something other than a static image on the screen when the computer is idle (which prevented CRT burn-in). Those used to be popular back in the day, and long after few people had CRTs around.
mrunkel 6y ago
Your example has a link to a ZIP which has a windows screensaver in it.

ars 6y ago

Maybe email them with your findings? They to care about history, maybe they'll be receptive to fixing the issues.

rzzzt 6y ago

I, ahem, had to look into this as a matter of intellectual curiosity -- there is an archive file in the "DOWNLOAD OPTIONS" section which holds the .scr Windows screensaver file: https://archive.org/download/tucows_71077_Sung_Hi_Lee_2 https://archive.org/download/tucows_71077_Sung_Hi_Lee_2 (On another note, .scr-s are just renamed .exe-s, and it was a highly questionable choice to download and run those in their heyday as well.)

faitswulff 6y ago
> it was a highly questionable choice to download and run those in their heyday as well I never let that stop me! I was going to have my realistic fish aquarium screensaver, come hell or high water. Besides, I could always reformat. I had that Windows XP serial key memorized, after all!
- legends2k 6y ago
  That's exactly me, you described there!

ardy42 6y ago

> The article doesn't link to the Tucows Downloads Archive, for whatever reason it only links to the archive.org homepage. > Here's the direct link: https://archive.org/details/tucows https://archive.org/details/tucows > It also appears that the archive wasn't manually reviewed; some items are just screenshots, and others are unrelated to software at all. I'm really glad they went through the trouble of even doing that. They didn't have to. A lot of it's probably only good for nostalgia, before it's totally forgotten without much loss; but as someone who recently spent a bunch of time trying to track down 90s FTP site mirrors chasing a vague memory of a game, I appreciate it.

romwell 6y ago

>and others are unrelated to software at all. Your example is software. It is a "screensaver", a program that displays something other than a static image on the screen when the computer is idle (which prevented CRT burn-in). Those used to be popular back in the day, and long after few people had CRTs around.

mrunkel 6y ago

Your example has a link to a ZIP which has a windows screensaver in it.