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I love this kind of internet archaeology. It's crazy to think how many sites like this have just been sitting untouched for years. What else is out there?

by irtefa 3y ago

Borg3 3y ago
You like archeology? Ok, have fun here... http://borg.uu3.net/ldetweil/ http://borg.uu3.net/ldetweil/
- inhumantsar 3y ago
  > John Labovitz's e-zine-list - very well maintained, comprehensive list of cyberspatial "zines". Zines are the killer app of cyberspace, like the bible was for Gutenberg.
matthieucan 3y ago
My favourite is http://perdu.com http://perdu.com, from 1998. I've been using it with ping when testing internet connectivity for years
- varnaud 3y ago
  Wow, I had completely forgot about this website. Thanks for sharing it, now I know where I am :)
- praisewhitey 3y ago
  Mine is https://something.com/ https://something.com/
HeckFeck 3y ago
May I present Well Made Web, a gallery of inventive and distinguished websites: https://wmw.thran.uk https://wmw.thran.uk One example is Internet Related Technologies which was reporting on new web standards during 1998-2001, last updated in 2001 and still online for all that time: https://wmw.thran.uk/dowdy/2.html#irt https://wmw.thran.uk/dowdy/2.html#irt From IRT we have why use CSS, in case anyone still needs convinced: https://irt.org/articles/js135/ https://irt.org/articles/js135/
- matthieucan 3y ago
  Ooh they even talk about DHTML! I had forgotten about that.
ThinkingGuy 3y ago
I used to check ITHell every day, the same way I read HN now. Then around 2001 it just sort of died, and has been frozen in time ever since. http://ithell.com/ http://ithell.com/
samsquire 3y ago
There's a nostalgia about the old web, where things were uplifting, good and positive.
mhb 3y ago
https://zombo.com/ https://zombo.com/
- isk517 3y ago
  It's impressive (or possibly sad) how well the joke has held up.
  - nvy 3y ago
    What's great about zombocom is that the only limitation is yourself.
greyKnight 3y ago
Take a look at the page source. Unfortunately they stopped updating their Twitter (X) in 2013. https://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/ https://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/

I love this kind of internet archaeology. It's crazy to think how many sites like this have just been sitting untouched for years. What else is out there?

by irtefa 3y ago

I love this kind of internet archaeology. It's crazy to think how many sites like this have just been sitting untouched for years. What else is out there?

Borg3 3y ago

You like archeology? Ok, have fun here... http://borg.uu3.net/ldetweil/ http://borg.uu3.net/ldetweil/

inhumantsar 3y ago
> John Labovitz's e-zine-list - very well maintained, comprehensive list of cyberspatial "zines". Zines are the killer app of cyberspace, like the bible was for Gutenberg.

matthieucan 3y ago

My favourite is http://perdu.com http://perdu.com, from 1998. I've been using it with ping when testing internet connectivity for years

varnaud 3y ago
Wow, I had completely forgot about this website. Thanks for sharing it, now I know where I am :)
praisewhitey 3y ago
Mine is https://something.com/ https://something.com/

HeckFeck 3y ago

May I present Well Made Web, a gallery of inventive and distinguished websites: https://wmw.thran.uk https://wmw.thran.uk One example is Internet Related Technologies which was reporting on new web standards during 1998-2001, last updated in 2001 and still online for all that time: https://wmw.thran.uk/dowdy/2.html#irt https://wmw.thran.uk/dowdy/2.html#irt From IRT we have why use CSS, in case anyone still needs convinced: https://irt.org/articles/js135/ https://irt.org/articles/js135/

matthieucan 3y ago
Ooh they even talk about DHTML! I had forgotten about that.

ThinkingGuy 3y ago

I used to check ITHell every day, the same way I read HN now. Then around 2001 it just sort of died, and has been frozen in time ever since. http://ithell.com/ http://ithell.com/

samsquire 3y ago

There's a nostalgia about the old web, where things were uplifting, good and positive.

mhb 3y ago

https://zombo.com/ https://zombo.com/

isk517 3y ago
It's impressive (or possibly sad) how well the joke has held up.
- nvy 3y ago
  What's great about zombocom is that the only limitation is yourself.

greyKnight 3y ago

Take a look at the page source. Unfortunately they stopped updating their Twitter (X) in 2013. https://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/ https://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/