Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by thushanfernando » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC

Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)
web-rewind.com

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by la_oveja » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC

is there anything else to it than the cassette 3d thing?

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by freehorse » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC

la_oveja wrote: post #2

is there anything else to it than the cassette 3d thing?

You have to keep the spacebar pressed

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by freehorse » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC

In general https://www.web-rewind.com/xywz takes you to year xywz (if exists) but 1999 for some reason takes you to an overview of all years.

edit: https://www.web-rewind.com/1999 would take you to an overview of all years but now it takes you to year 1999

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by netsharc » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC

Feels as soulless as the Opera that's been bought by a Chinese company to sell predatory lending: https://qz.com/africa/1788351/operas-okash-opesas-predatory-...

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by cubefox » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC

freehorse wrote: post #3

la_oveja wrote: post #2

is there anything else to it than the cassette 3d thing?

You have to keep the spacebar pressed

So it doesn't work on phones apparently.

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by lproven » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC

la_oveja wrote: post #2

is there anything else to it than the cassette 3d thing?

That's all I see too: an ugly rendered cassette thing I can spin.

It would be very fitting if it didn't work on Firefox: a sign of the growing enshittification of the Web.

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by freehorse » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC

cubefox wrote: post #6

freehorse wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have to keep the spacebar pressed

So it doesn't work on phones apparently.

There is a "hold to rewind" button on the bottom in mine (ios).

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by freehorse » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC

lproven wrote: post #7

la_oveja wrote: post #2

is there anything else to it than the cassette 3d thing?

That's all I see too: an ugly rendered cassette thing I can spin. It would be very fitting if it didn't work on Firefox: a sign of the growing enshittification of the Web.

I use firefox and it works for me

Re: Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)

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Post by irusensei » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC

I remember trying Opera for the first time in Windows 98 SE. It was one of those versions that prided itself for fitting on a floppy. I think it was 3.0.6 or 3.6. But anyway I was taken by surprise how good it was in comparison to Internet Explorer which at the time was the only browser I ever used.