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What websites still feel like the old internet? (lemmy.world)

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cozy 90s BBS forums, obscure blogs, etc.

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[-] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

https://myspace.f46n.org

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Anything they use at my work lol

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I love the old simple powerful websites at companies I've worked for. It's when they add a bunch of whitespace and a chatbot that they really start to go to hell.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah nah, this is old late 00s web sites that's have to load whenever you change something.

[-] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://celeryman.alexmeub.com/

(Not really mobile friendly, which holds true to the old school Internet)

[-] Toes@ani.social 5 points 1 month ago

https://www.newgrounds.com/

telnet bbs.lunduke.com

https://www.neopets.com/home/

https://www.oldschool.runescape.com/

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Oh man, fuck Bryan Lunduke. He aged like milk.

[-] ccp@lemy.lol 2 points 1 month ago

neopets.com/neoboards/boardlist.phtml?board=55

fixed

[-] Toes@ani.social 1 points 1 month ago

They both look the same on mobile. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[-] Wildly_Utilize@infosec.pub 4 points 1 month ago

No JavaScript sites on onionland

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Wimp.com

Irregular webcomics

Dinosaur comics (qwantz.com)

[-] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

most private trackers

[-] Decipher0771@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

http://vgmusic.com/

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

https://everything2.com/node/e2node/An%20Introduction%20to%20Everything2 - massively interlinked information site

https://www.dieselsweeties.com/ - robots and people comic

https://realultimatepower.net/ - ninjas

[-] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Has Real Ultimate Power actually changed at all/added new content? I was reading that in elementary.

[-] brandocorp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I see YouTube videos linked, and I remember being on this site before YouTube existed. I don't think it has changed all that much, though.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Nope, exact same html.

[-] dsilverz@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 month ago

Some examples that I remember are:

The Berkshire Hathaway's website (https://berkshirehathaway.com/)
The UNIX website (https://unix.org/version4/)
Xorg Project website (https://www.x.org/wiki/)
Marginalia Web Search (https://search.marginalia.nu/)
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) pages containing Standards (e.g.: https://www.w3.org/TR/controller-document/)
Pd (Puredata) Project Website (https://puredata.info/)

[-] EwonRael@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

https://dance.archi/

[-] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

jwz.org/blog, for obvious reasons.

[-] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

https://epguides.com/

[-] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

http://directory.sloop.nz

https://foreverliketh.is

http://wiby.org

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/web-1-1-building-the-renegade-net.2290616/

http://www.macos9lives.com

[-] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 3 points 1 month ago

https://www.vernoncoleman.com/

Feels very home made.

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Sites that have old forums. There aren't many anymore, but ones I've seen that have been very helpful of late include car sites, a timeshare forum, and the Fantasy Grounds forum (my virtual tabletop of choice).

I'm sure there are others out there, but it's definitely more rare than it used to be. Is Something Awful still around?

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Hubski

[-] ThatKomputerKat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

https://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

[-] 4z01235@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's pretty niche, but https://alternativess.com (sport archery retailer)

[-] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

https://bobistheoilguy.com/ and the oil forums.

[-] PrivacyDingus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

people often say they can find this kind of thing via my employer, Mojeek: https://www.mojeek.com/

[-] fanzel@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

textfiles.com still looks like the 90s. It has stories, jokes, essays, and generally interesting stuff.

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