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ProtoWeb
A service for vintage computing: an HTTP proxy that serves restored 1990s websites to period-appropriate old browsers. You point a vintage browser or emulator at the proxy and browse the early web from its cache of restored sites; there is no API and we link to it only. Of interest when you want to experience old sites on the software of their day. Currently degraded and may show a CAPTCHA.
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Son utilité et son fonctionnement
ProtoWeb is built for vintage computing enthusiasts and researchers who want to experience 1990s websites on the actual software of that era. You configure a period browser or emulator, such as Netscape Navigator 3 or Internet Explorer 4, to use ProtoWeb's server as its gateway, and it then serves restored sites from its cache of thousands of historic pages, including working counters, guestbooks, and webrings. Echo links to the site where you can find setup instructions; the service is currently degraded and may present a CAPTCHA.
Ce qu’elle contient
ProtoWeb hosts thousands of restored historic websites, with the collection focused primarily on content from the mid-to-late 1990s. New sites are added regularly by the community. Coverage is selective and curated rather than a complete mirror of any single archive.
Accès
May require solving a captcha before it responds.