Online image blast from the past

February 8, 2010 9:44 AM

Internet Archaeology is archiving the early graphics of the Internet. There are still graphics, animated ones, and complete websites. They also have a blog featuring select images. (via) Some images NSFW.
posted by Korou (30 comments total)

... complete websites...

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
posted by Joe Beese at 9:47 AM on February 8, 2010

There a search I am missing on the webgrabs? Also, the internet archives have a lot of these things.
posted by cjorgensen at 9:48 AM on February 8, 2010

Hasselhoff warning in effect.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 9:51 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

Apparently at one point 38% of the internet consisted of Shaq.
posted by shakespeherian at 9:53 AM on February 8, 2010

For the webgrabs there's a number bar at the top right of the page to select which site you want to see.
posted by Korou at 9:54 AM on February 8, 2010

In related news, Internet Archaeologists find ruins of 'Friendster' civilization.
posted by knave at 10:02 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]

Jessamyn's evil twin?
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:14 AM on February 8, 2010

today is my day of link failing. The page I wanted to link to is number 32.
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:16 AM on February 8, 2010

MIDI warning also in effect!
posted by oulipian at 10:18 AM on February 8, 2010

Friendster is still big in Asia. True fact.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 10:20 AM on February 8, 2010

Moving Images>Pets
posted by Juicy Avenger at 10:30 AM on February 8, 2010

Hasselhoff warning in effect.

naked "twirly" Hasselhoff warning in FULL effect.
posted by cashman at 10:33 AM on February 8, 2010

(Firefox not responding)...

Somehow, it is screwing up my browser from the past.
posted by zerobyproxy at 10:46 AM on February 8, 2010

Hep me! Hep me! I bin hip-mo-tized!
posted by drlith at 11:11 AM on February 8, 2010

Aw hey, my profile picture is from there. It's way cuter in the original .gif format.
posted by oinopaponton at 11:37 AM on February 8, 2010

What's not to like about a flaming cupcake?
posted by digsrus at 12:05 PM on February 8, 2010

Rats. Foiled by a bad link. It was a riot anyway. You betcha.
posted by digsrus at 12:07 PM on February 8, 2010

NOW can we have the IMG tag back?
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 12:11 PM on February 8, 2010

You know, when you're hoping a NSFW image will up and surprise you, it's time to move on to the next thread.
posted by Mcable at 12:22 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

Winnuke... lawlz. I wonder what the AOL script kiddies grew up to be?
posted by Splunge at 12:32 PM on February 8, 2010

Splunge - They probably grew up to be the IT meatheads who think my having a Bluetooth mouse is a "security risk".
posted by caution live frogs at 12:37 PM on February 8, 2010 [3 favorites]

My inner archeaologist and my inner geek just performed an elaborate happy dance, and then exchanged a high five.
posted by the_royal_we at 12:46 PM on February 8, 2010

pffft!
them ain't that old...they have graphic images.......you know how long it would take to load websites like that over a 14.4kb dial-up modem? Impossible....
posted by gigbutt at 1:23 PM on February 8, 2010

Meh. If they aren't ASCII art, they really don't count for early internet graphics.
posted by happyroach at 2:19 PM on February 8, 2010

i prefer the internet's older, better stuff.
posted by TrialByMedia at 2:59 PM on February 8, 2010

Under Construction, by Mefi's own jscott.
posted by Evilspork at 3:10 PM on February 8, 2010

Oh and on the same tip, check out the fantastic new Digital Folklore book from Dragan Espenschied and Olia Lialina, two heroes of Net Art.
posted by mr.ersatz at 3:49 PM on February 8, 2010

It's funny to see all those graphics and not have to wait and wait for them to load on dialup.
posted by Melsky at 4:36 PM on February 8, 2010

Why is that cat humping a frog?
posted by MikeMc at 5:40 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

i wondered where <> went to die...
posted by kuppajava at 1:25 PM on February 9, 2010