How far back does one have to go to reach what is considered ancient history? One hundred years? Five hundred? One thousand?
If you’re talking about the World-Wide Web, it’s more like five years. And because it’s made of computer files, rather than bricks or parchment, much of it simply vanishes over time as it is replaced by newer files.
Or does it?
If you do a little digging through the Internet Archive, you can find archived versions of stored websites going back to 1996.
So take a nastalgic trip “wayback” to the 90’s. And remember cyberspace as it was back in the good old days.
UPDATE: This site really does store interesting stuff. I’ve uncovered a real blast from the past: my old website from the UT era. Let’s hope that that gem is being saved for perpetuity.