I think it's best to assume it was a multi-year project that concluded a long time ago. Countdown to y2k and NCSA mosaic would have been of pretty limited use

I think it's best to assume it was a multi-year project that concluded a long time ago. Countdown to y2k and NCSA mosaic would have been of pretty limited use in 2002 and some of this software didn't exist pre-2000. There's probably meta information on the images or a last modified date if people really want to map things out. Regardless, it's a time capsule either way