Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by fireeyed » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 12:29 AM UTC

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Post by AceJohnny2 » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 1:47 AM UTC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape#Netscape_Internet_Ser...

> Netscape ISP is a dial-up Internet service once offered at US$9.95 per month. The company serves web pages in a compressed format to increase effective speeds up to 1300 kbit/s (average 500 kbit/s). The Internet service provider is now run by Verizon under the Netscape brand. The low-cost ISP was officially launched on January 8, 2004. Its main competitor is NetZero. Netscape ISP is no longer actively marketed, but for a time its advertising was aimed at a younger demographic, e.g., college students, and people just out of school, as an affordable way to gain access to the Internet.

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Post by buildbuildbuild » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 1:53 AM UTC

Surprising to see recent headlines. Who here is still maintaining this. I am so nostalgic and intrigued.

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Post by jtchang » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 1:59 AM UTC

Holy those pages load fast. Design feels slightly dated but the speed is fantastic.

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Post by neandrake » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 1:59 AM UTC

Aside from being a little small, the layout of this page is very easy on my eyes and also holds my attention compared to most news sites I come across. It also loads and displays content really well without requiring external javascript.

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Post by IncRnd » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:01 AM UTC

buildbuildbuild wrote: post #3

Surprising to see recent headlines. Who here is still maintaining this. I am so nostalgic and intrigued.

It must be AOL. AOL runs Verizon's Mail.

When I clicked to check my Netscape Mail, which I have never had, I was taken to an AOL.com mail login page. Plus, the Netscape page attempts to load AOL resources.

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Post by tombert » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:03 AM UTC

buildbuildbuild wrote: post #3

Surprising to see recent headlines. Who here is still maintaining this. I am so nostalgic and intrigued.

I have SeaMonkey installed alongside Firefox on my laptop simply because it's kind of fun to browse the web in a browser that sort of looks like the late Netscape Navigator, or early Mozilla browser. It's fun loading a Netscape site in it.

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Post by statenjason » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:03 AM UTC

That loaded fast.

Also, seeing the network request for background gradients takes me back to an era of CSS I don't miss. Anyone remember the hacks for drop shadows and rounded corners?

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Post by whalesalad » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:06 AM UTC

I remember using the first version of the Netscape browser that had this aesthetic and used this page.

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Post by WarOnPrivacy » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:07 AM UTC

I like that sportsball and celebs is off to the side - to differentiate it from news.