Internet Archeology: Cool Old Shit

[PaulaJedi]

My boom box was similar to this, but it had silver buttons. It was light and very portable.

 

[Num7]

 

[Num7]

Early screenshot of Twitter, in 2006.

 

[Num7]

Our favorite wallpaper ever!

 

[Mayhem]

Internet Archaeology: Behold the Most Hilarious Abandoned Websites

There are still some corners of the web that look like they're stuck in 1999—and that's a good thing.

www.wired.com

 

[Num7]

Nice, there are a few gems in there. Especially movie sites like Space Jam. Wow!

 

[Num7]

WinZip: "Thank you!"

 

[Tysarua]

Wow... This topic reminded me that I need to find an old modem, I definitely have it somewhere

 

[Num7]

I doubt Internet providers still support 56k Internet over a phone line. That would be quite a surprise!

 

[Tysarua]

I doubt Internet providers still support 56k Internet over a phone line. That would be quite a surprise!

Well, we still support it, so it can be done with the help of machinations. We also recently disconnected pagers from the network, probably 2-3 years ago