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404PageFound – Active Vintage Websites, Old Webpages, and Web 1.0

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Post by gabitoju » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 3:31 PM UTC

404PageFound – Active Vintage Websites, Old Webpages, and Web 1.0
404pagefound.com

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Post by butokai » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 3:49 PM UTC

Of course Scaruffi is right there in the top row

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Post by vander_elst » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 5:07 PM UTC

20+ years ago we had fast and easy to navigate websites, not sure we can say the same about today's websites.

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Post by jeffalo » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 5:47 PM UTC

I feel like this directory would be cooler if it also was designed like a vintage website.. it seems like it's currently just a WordPress blog with a generic theme. :(

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Post by rnhmjoj » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 5:47 PM UTC

Some classics that are missing on this list:

1. Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics: http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm

2. Franco Maria Boschetto's personal website[1]: http://www.fmboschetto.it/

3. Ripasso di matematica aka RIPMAT: http://www.ripmat.it/

[1]: hn discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22326339

Re: 404PageFound – Active Vintage Websites, Old Webpages, and Web 1.0

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Post by CarelessExpert » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 5:58 PM UTC

Let's not forget:

The Astronomy Picture of the Day (granted, it's been updated over the years but the style is decidedly retro): https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

And the original WikiWikiWeb: http://wiki.c2.com/

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Post by CTOSian » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 6:19 PM UTC

vander_elst wrote: post #3

20+ years ago we had fast and easy to navigate websites, not sure we can say the same about today's websites.

readable dark text as well.

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Post by minikites » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

I like https://wiby.me/ (searches pages like this) and the "surprise me" link is a nice way to fill time.

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Post by xkeysc0re » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 6:24 PM UTC

This fractal gallery is absolutely gorgeous - and still being updated! http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/FRACTALS.HTM

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Post by doublerabbit » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 6:41 PM UTC

From the site: http://www.lost-world.com/ingen/index.html -- whoever made that, I'm impressed.