Monday, July 22, 2013

Internet Archives


http://archive.org/ is seriously cool. It takes snap shots from website, dating back to 1996 (yes, when most people were still using dial-up to connect.. at least for uploading anyway, I think I started using the satellite dish from ihug pretty soon after that..).

So, this photo is from the www.TheGiftRoom.co.nz Mark II. The banner is long gone and the space is now reserved for "council use" only. It's of historical importance because it shows my silver Mirage with the tinted back-lights. The Gift Room first went online in 1994, so the oldest version of the website is truly gone - not captured by the archive.