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Thanks Brian for sending along a link to the
Internet Archive WayBack Machine, which offers occasional snapshots of
archived versions of websites, in this case, ours. This is a neat chance to
see a bit of the evolution of the design and all here, as it features samples of
the site going back to the end of 1996. This got me a bit curious about the
technology behind such an amazing endeavor, and it turned out to be even more
amazing than I would have imagined, Here's a bit from their
FAQ:
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine contains over 100 terabytes of data and is currently growing at a rate of 12 terabytes per month. The archive contains multiple copies of the entire publicly available web. This eclipses the amount of data contained in the world's largest libraries, including the Library of Congress.
Link of the Day: Tamponhenge.
Thanks EvilToast.
Story of the Day: Staying Calm Inside the Anthrax Triangle.
Thanks Frottage.
Bonus Story: 'Anthrax
Street' Renamed. Thanks theAntiELVIS. On a related note. Apparently they
thought it was an appetizing name before recent events.
Auction of the Day: Britney Spears Matted Star Photo.
Time to consider electrolysis. Thanks Chris Johnson.
Media of the Day: This
Associated Press Photo. Thanks Bodi Freeman. And you thought your piercing
was cool.
Wild Science: Fossil
of Monster Crocodile Found. Thanks Ted Stanulis and [MP] Wolverine [MP].
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Dude, seriously, you never figured out the magic number was a page counter?
"Served over xx million people since whenever" where xx = all but the last 6 digits of the "magic" number.
"Served over xx million people since whenever" where xx = all but the last 6 digits of the "magic" number.
WOWWOWOWOWOWO!! cool site.
<noting the day and time>
Can somebody wake up Blue?
Sure that somone, somewhere is having a problem,
Ray
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JEFF GREEN FOR PRESIDENT!!!
Can somebody wake up Blue?
Sure that somone, somewhere is having a problem,
Ray
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JEFF GREEN FOR PRESIDENT!!!
http://web.archive.org/web/19970204065209/bluesnews.com/q-july.html
Blues Quake Rag back in July of 1996...
this is as far back as the databse seems to go as the page lacks a "Older News" link. If it doesnt work, try refreshing a few times, it is there. Blue should have no problem completing his archive now
"Quake shareware 1.01 is up on id's ftp site."
elseif
Blues Quake Rag back in July of 1996...
this is as far back as the databse seems to go as the page lacks a "Older News" link. If it doesnt work, try refreshing a few times, it is there. Blue should have no problem completing his archive now
"Quake shareware 1.01 is up on id's ftp site."
elseif
Hey Blue,
This walk down archive lane sparked a question I keep forgetting to ask. Did you ever reveal the purpose of the "magic" number that used to appear way down at the bottom of each page? If so, I must have missed it. Would you kindly repeat the answer? Thanks!
This walk down archive lane sparked a question I keep forgetting to ask. Did you ever reveal the purpose of the "magic" number that used to appear way down at the bottom of each page? If so, I must have missed it. Would you kindly repeat the answer? Thanks!
Blue
You do realise this is a FULL copy of your site as at time of capture. I don't know if the archive function is working but pressing ealier news at the bottom the page lets you go back even further. Found the announcement that Quakeworld had been released (and the master server subsequently collapsed as 4000 people trieds to use it). I went back to before Thanksgiving 1996 before I started to get problems with accessing the site, the volume of users was too high..etc.
Mirsky
No sig just a SSG
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You do realise this is a FULL copy of your site as at time of capture. I don't know if the archive function is working but pressing ealier news at the bottom the page lets you go back even further. Found the announcement that Quakeworld had been released (and the master server subsequently collapsed as 4000 people trieds to use it). I went back to before Thanksgiving 1996 before I started to get problems with accessing the site, the volume of users was too high..etc.
Mirsky
No sig just a SSG
This comment was edited on Oct 26, 13:15.
Did this become "Out of the Blue"?
Ayup
Stephen "Blue" Heaslip
Blue's News Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Il Presidente for Life
Stephen "Blue" Heaslip
Blue's News Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, El Presidente for Life
Blue's News Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, El Presidente for Life
heh-heh
Did this become "Out of the Blue"?
Blue's make believe .plan - guaranteed to have little or nothing to do with gaming
Did this become "Out of the Blue"?
Use your head, don't lose it - Don't feed the trolls!
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i guess it's storing caches from lots of old search engines (ie. google)?
Blue - does it have the page you are missing to complete your own archive?
BlueDotted?
"We're sorry. We were unable to retrieve the requested data. We may be experiencing technical difficulties and suggest that you try again later.
See the FAQs for more info and help, or contact us."
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See the FAQs for more info and help, or contact us."
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ok........ how in gods name do they store all of that? (100 terabytes + 12 terabytes/month!!!!) and how much does that cost?!?!?!?!
... 20 gig hard drive, aprox 50 dollars, X 50 -> 1 Terabyte= 2,500.00 USD
times 100, times 12 PER MONTH
wow.
... 20 gig hard drive, aprox 50 dollars, X 50 -> 1 Terabyte= 2,500.00 USD
times 100, times 12 PER MONTH
wow.
I think I broke it...
I guess you did; I can't get anythin'.
Use your head, don't lose it - Don't feed the trolls!
Boycott Belligerent Boycotters!
Boycott Belligerent Boycotters!
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