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Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by cheschire » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 5:57 PM UTC

mostlysimilar wrote: post #4

So realistic. BSOD when I try to open the start menu.

I appreciate the effort to make images load at what feels like 56k speeds.

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by throwup238 » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 5:59 PM UTC

TheCondor wrote: post #10

mysterydip wrote: post #2

I miss those "under construction" gifs.

Enjoy: http://textfiles.com/underconstruction/

Sadly it's missing the Dunder Mifflin animation: http://ohiogunlawyer.com/

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by wiremine » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 5:59 PM UTC

It's funny because it's true.

Instantly took me back to the late 90s. I remember trying to optimize images for 16k colors, and dealing with all the weird, disparate javascript versions.

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by exitb » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:02 PM UTC

Using the correct, non-antialiased fonts would go a long way.

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by LeoPanthera » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:03 PM UTC

If you set your HTTP proxy to "theoldnet.com" with port 1999, and add an exclusion for "web.archive.org", then all your web pages will come from 1999, via the Wayback Machine.

You can pick a different year by changing the port.

Edit: It may have been hugged to death...

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by quartz » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:06 PM UTC

Oh how that Soundblaster midi vibe takes me back.

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by busymom0 » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:08 PM UTC

Is it just me or is the address bar never updating even though the site changes?

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by zX41ZdbW » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:09 PM UTC

The power off button on the monitor does not work.

If I type "http://yahoo.com/" in the address bar, it does not work as expected.

Clicking on the Netscape Navigator logo works, but if I type the same address, "www3.netscape.com" manually into the address bar, it does not work.

The URL in the address bar isn't updated.

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by marginalia_nu » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:10 PM UTC

exitb wrote: post #14

Using the correct, non-antialiased fonts would go a long way.

CRTs did a lot of heavy lifting in anti-aliasing those fonts.

Re: Surf the web like it's 1999

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Post by bregma » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:11 PM UTC

nonameiguess wrote: post #6

Laughing hard at the Olean ad. As many won't get that, it's the brand name for Olestra, a fat substitute with similar nutritional qualities but zero calories because humans can't digest it, that was briefly popular in low-calorie foods in the late 90s. But since you can't digest it, it leads to horrible shits and was mostly taken off the market.

The official phrase was "causes anal leakage".