UKNM:Time Capsule

[Tim Ireland]

I've had this idea bouncing around my head for a few weeks now, and it just

won't go away.

Those of us who have been on the web for a while may have dim memories of

how such 'classic' sites as Amazon and Yahoo used to look and operate - but

of course there's no way for anyone to experience these sites in their

'vintage' form (though a few screengrabs may be scattered around somewhere).


The web changes constantly, leaving almost no record of what used to be -

and I for one would like to be able to look back on it in about 5 to 10

years time and refresh my memory of what is (I feel) a very telling period

in its history. I'd like to be able to move around inside it and experience

it as it used to be - from the biggest commercial sites to the tiniest and

crappiest personal home pages.


All very well and good on the surface you might say, but there are quite a

few things that make this a f#*%ing massive undertaking, not least of which

being the incredible number of websites involved. I'm not blind to the

enormous technical, administrative and copyright complications either - or

the (ahem) small matter of commercial viability.


But this is what lottery cash is for, isn't it?


;o)


<hennypenny>

So who will help me bake this bread?

</hennypenny>


Tim Ireland

www.designercity.com

www.another.com

www.buymybook.co.uk



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