The golden age of dial-up is over, but these Internet fossils will make you feel like it’s 1996 all over again.
1. Internet Explorer is EVIL! (1998)
When Microsoft made its users install Internet Explorer One, one customer wasn’t happy about the change.
2. Three Rivers Stadium (1998)
Once home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers, Three Rivers Stadium had a date with the wrecking ball in 2000. The website remains in denial.
3. Fogcam! (1994)
The oldest continuously running webcam on the interwebs, FogCam has loomed over a San Francisco State University courtyard since 1994.
4. Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)
Are you worried that your Pop-Tarts will turn your toaster into a flamethrower? There’s a site for that. Thanks, 1994!
5. CNN’s O.J. Simpson Trial Page (1996)
As eyes glued to the O.J. murder trial, CNN collected all of its coverage in this web portal.
6. Welcome to Netscape (1994)
Netscape may be gone, but the original communications site lives on. But remember, “To get around, just single-click on any blue or purple word or phrase.”
7. Fantasy Baseball Home Page (1996)
For those of us hoping that Fred McGriff, Greg Maddux, Tino Martinez, and Mo Vaughn will make a comeback.
8. Washington Post’s “Year in Review” (1996)
When the Macarena made front-page news.
9. Arngren (2004)
Includes: helicopters, Santa Claus, hovercraft, dinosaurs, robots, and one big design headache.
10. Bob Dole/Jack Kemp Presidential Campaign (1996)
In case Ross Perot is all you remember.
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