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Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 14d

🎧 lo-fi microfiche digitization (to study/relax/preserve gov docs to)
Back online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUj...

lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to

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Mister Jones @misterjones.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for what you do. You came in handy the other day when I needed to provide someone with college course description of a class I took decades ago.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 16h

Netscape Navigator also sparked the first major software-bundling debates & helped shape the early web ecosystem. Netscape set the tone for the browser wars & the modern web we use today. A true icon of early internet innovation.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 16h

🧵Netscape Navigator brought the web to millions. 🌐 It was the first browser to achieve mass-market adoption & introduced bookmarks, cookies, & JavaScript.

See its website on the #WaybackMachine. 1 in a Trillion pages saved ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19961101...

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Image with text at the top that reads: "Wayback Machine Then and Gone" and "NETSCAPE.COM". Below is a Wayback Machine capture of the Netscape website from October 20, 1996, alongside a stylized computer window featuring a pixel art frowning face representing that the website is gone.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

We’ve archived 1 trillion web pages via the Wayback Machine. Help us preserve 1 trillion more with P2P fundraising: donate.archive.org/1T

#Wayback1T

Graphic with pixelated, 3D-styled webpage icons radiating outward from a bright point. Center text reads: "Fundraise with us! Celebrating 1 Trillion Webpages Archived."

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

Nearly 30 years ago, Brewster wrote: “Our goal is to help people answer hard questions.”

That vision still drives the Internet Archive in 2025: building a reliable memory for a digital age that forgets too quickly.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

📜 1996: Kahle hoped digital libraries could help us answer hard questions—not just trivial ones.

🌐 2025: From journalists to scholars to everyday users, archives inform civic life, education, and collective memory.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

📜 1996: He guessed that someday, the contents of a video store (7TB) or the Library of Congress (20TB text) could be stored digitally.

🌐 2025: Entire libraries and archives fit on a few hard drives—and global access comes through the cloud.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

📜 1996: He imagined that analyzing the web could reveal new trends, just like studying citations in academia.

🌐 2025: Researchers mine archived data to study elections, misinformation, cultural shifts, and more.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

📜 1996: Brewster foresaw legal and social dilemmas: Should old websites be erasable? Who controls digital memory?

🌐 2025: Debates over the “right to be forgotten,” copyright, and privacy in archives remain unresolved—and more urgent than ever.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

📜 1996: He predicted archives could fight “Document not found” errors, add context, and make the web more reliable.

🌐 2025: The Wayback Machine powers fact-checking, journalism, and research—linking today’s conversations to yesterday’s sources.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

📜 1996: He raised alarms about political and commercial risks: data could be lost to censorship, natural disasters, or corporate control.

🌐 2025: The Internet Archive faces takedown demands, lawsuits, and cyberattacks—yet global mirrors and partnerships keep it resilient.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

📜 1996: Kahle predicted that preservation would require moving data to new media and operating systems every decade.

🌐 2025: Migration is routine. But obsolete formats and emulation remain massive challenges for digital heritage.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

📜 1996: He envisioned a digital library collecting all public materials on the Web, Gopher, Usenet, and FTP.

🌐 2025: The Internet Archive holds petabytes of data—from websites to books, TV news, music, and even software.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote Preserving the Internet. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how some challenges remain. Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain.

Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵

Page from March 1997 Scientific American featuring Brewster Kahle’s article 'Preserving the Internet.' Text describes the Internet Archive’s mission to save digital information. Includes a photo of a Smithsonian exhibit with 1996 U.S. election web memorabilia.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

Libraries, archives & museums are under pressure, but cultural memory can survive.

Hear author @TJOwens.bsky.social of AFTER DISRUPTION: A FUTURE FOR CULTURAL MEMORY chat with @ShannonNattern.bsky.social on the Future Knowledge #podcast.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️
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Podcast cover for Episode #11 of 'Future Knowledge' titled 'After Disruption.' The design features portraits of speakers Trevor Owens and Shannon Mattern. Surrounding them are collage-style retro-futuristic elements, including a classical statue head, a vintage computer with the word "NEW" on its screen, a modernist observation tower, and abstract architectural shapes. The title uses bold, blocky typography, giving the cover a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 2d

It will be available as an episode of the Future Knowledge podcast on October 22: futureknowledge.transistor.fm

Future Knowledge

Future Knowledge explores the intersection of technology, culture, and information policy with leading authors, scholars, and experts. From copyright and open access to AI and digital preservation, we...

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 2d

This week, join Sir Tim Berners-Lee & Brewster Kahle for a conversation on the past, present & future of the Web.

📅 Thurs Oct 9, 7:30 PM PT
🎟️ In-person
➡️ blog.archive.org/event/buildi...

Headshots of Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 2d

The Hampsterdance became a charting single, inspired tons of clones, and helped define what “viral” meant online.

Dance your way into the past of your favorite websites with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org

Internet Archive @archive.org · 2d

Hampsterdance started as a friendly bet between Canadian artist Deidre LaCarte and her sister. She made a page of animated hamsters set to a chipmunked loop of Whistle Stop from Disney’s Robin Hood (1973). Within months, it took over inboxes & office desktops.

Today, it's gone from the live web.

Image with text at the top that reads: "Wayback Machine Then and Gone" and "HAMPSTERDANCE.COM". Below are Wayback Machine captures of the Hampsterdance website from April 23, 1999, alongside a stylized computer window featuring a pixel art frowning face representing that the website is gone.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 2d

🐹 Before viral videos on TikTok or YouTube, there was Hampsterdance.

Full of dancing hamster GIFs & a sped-up tune, it became one of the internet’s first viral hits.

You can still dance to it on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19991222...

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Internet Archive Europe @internetarchive.eu · 3d

New: Dutch & Papiamento translations of Our Future Memory’s “4 Rights.”
🔗 www.internetarchive.eu/2025/10/06/n...
Internet Archive Europe has signed. “Universal access to knowledge is a shared responsibility.” — Tony Guepin
Sign & share: ourfuturememory.org
#GLAM #Libraries #Archives #OpenKnowledge

New Dutch & Papiamento Translations of the “4 Rights” Statement — and a Call to Every Memory Institution to Sign - Internet Archive Europe

We’re pleased to announce that the Our Future Memory “4 Rights” statement has now been translated into Dutch and Papiamento, thanks to the generous work of Biblioteca Nacional Aruba and Maarten Zeinst...

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Adam Hartling @xenosns.bsky.social · 3d

So much of what I've been able to collect for the Nova Scotia game dev archive has been due to the Wayback Machine. I'm grateful they had the foresight to begin archiving as far back as they did.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 3d

1 trillion web pages preserved makes the Wayback Machine an indispensable research tool. Share how this effort has impacted you, and encourage your network to support the Internet Archive: donate.archive.org/1T

#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 3d

🎉 Celebrate 1 trillion pages saved on the #WaybackMachine with music inspired by shared digital memory of in THE VAST BLUE WE by the Del Sol Quartet 🌐

📅 Tues, Oct 7 at 7 PM PT

🎟️ IN-PERSON ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/1626895701...

💻 VIRTUAL ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/1626897768...

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Members of the Del Sole Quartet at Fort Point, San Francisco, with the arch of the Golden Gate Bridge behind them. Left to right: Benjamin Kreith, Hyeyung Sol Yoon, Charlton Lee, and Kathryn Bates. Photo: AFW Productions & Chris Yeh (as listed).

Internet Archive @archive.org · 3d

1 trillion web pages preserved makes the Wayback Machine an indispensable research tool. Share how this effort has impacted you, and encourage your network to support the Internet Archive: donate.archive.org/1T

#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine

Graphic with pixelated, 3D-styled webpage icons radiating outward from a bright point. Center text reads: "Fundraise with us! Celebrating 1 Trillion Webpages Archived."