10 of the oldest websites on the net (that still work)
Tony Hill • Feb 18, 2020
Did you know that although the World Wide Web was not functional until 1990, it was possible to register domain names all the way back to 1983?
Here are a handful of websites from the early days of the World Wide Web — and they all still work!
1. Interrupt Technology Corporation (1986)
This is about as bare-bones and passive-aggressive as a website can get. It was grudgingly put up by the owners of a company who claimed that they were not looking for clients and added, “This Web page exists primarily to satisfy the needs of those who expect every domain to have a Web presence.” Well, here’s your “web presence.”
Have a look, here's the link - http://itcorp.com
2. Vortex Technology (1986)
This one arrived only a month after Interrupt Technology, and it feature a whole array of newfangled things such as “colours” and “links.” It was updated in 2017 but still has that basic look and feel to it.
Check it out at - https://www.vortex.com
3. Texas Internet Consulting (1987)
Wow, this was the first site to introduce a 'beautiful' background colour and 'eye-catching' images. This was updated as recently as 2004 but has never once abandoned or besmirched its humble and primitive design.
Experience all its beauty at - https://www.tic.com/index.html
4. Caine, Farber & Gordon, Inc. (1987)
This is the site for a software company founded in 1970 and who still wants to protect you against the Y2K bug - I think it might be time for them to have an update.
If you are still worried about the Y2K bug, then check it out - https://www.cfg.com
5. San Francisco Fogcam (1994)
This is the internet’s longest-running webcam. E very minute of every day, it posts a snapshot of what it looks like over a courtyard at San Francisco State University. In most cases the answer is........foggy.
If you want to see some fog in San Francisco then follow the link - https://www.fogcam.org
6. Acme.com (1994)
Very basic but very friendly, this is the site of a company who have been offering freeware since 1972. If the year is winding down and you need to add an extra month to your calendar before you get a new one, you can print out their handy one-month calendar free of charge!
Check it out at - http://acme.com
7. Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)
We are finally getting past all the generic, drab, binary-looking pages for software companies and into something that makes the Internet the wonderful place that it is. This is a cautionary instructional guide about how to make flamethrowers out of strawberry Pop-Tarts - who knew you could do that?
If you like Pop-Tarts or flamethrowers then this is the site for you - http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/
8. Milk.com (1994)
A lot of people clocked on that you could snag a domain name you knew would become popular and hold it for ransom to the highest bidder. The site’s owner says he won’t sell the name for less than $10 million. Nearly a quarter-century later, the value of milk.com has soured.
If you've got a spare $10 million and love milk, then this is the site for you - http://milk.com
9. Welcome to Netscape (1994)
For lots of people, this was their first landing page on the World Wide Web. The Netscape browser came before Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Safari, and Chrome. The home page here even explains what a “link” is: “To get around, just single-click on any blue or purple word or phrase.”
Bored of Google? Try Netscape instead - http://home.mcom.com/home/welcome.html
10. A Little History of the World Wide Web (1995)
If you want to know everything there is to know about the World Wide Web up until 1995, it’s all here — all on one page - because there wasn't much to know!
View this site here - https://www.w3.org/History.html
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