BACK IN TIME

Let’s Travel Back In Time!

• Written by ASHISH ASHOKAN
• on June 3, 2012
• Filed under 7even, Tech

Internet Web

Let me take you on a brief tour through the past of the Internet. The websites that makes you nostalgic and show you how websites have evolved from then till now. Here are 7 antique pieces on the Web.
Kli.org

The website was created in 1996 and was available for the users by the end of the year. Here you can find information about the natives of Klingon, and even learn a few useful phrases in the Warrior’s Tongue. Klingon was invented by Marc Okrand, for use in some of the Star Trek movies. He invented not just a few words to make the Klingons sound alien, but a complete language, with its own vocabulary, grammar, and usage.
Symbolics.com

Symbolics.com was registered on March 15, 1985 by Symbolics Computer Corporation in Massachusetts. In 2009, the domain was sold to XF.com. Symbolics, Inc  was a computer manufacturer headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and later in Concord, Massachusetts. It is claimed to be the oldest ever ‘.com domain’ registered but unlike others, the website now sits in all new coat just ready to compete with the modern age.

OldVersion.com

Sometimes your computer may not be compatible with the new version, the new version is bloated, or all the options you liked are no longer available. OldVersion.com has been supplying the online community with old versions of various programs since 2001. OldVersion.com assists computer users who are unable to continually upgrade their computer.Users with computers that cannot run the latest version of a certain application have no choice but to use an old version of the program. This website will really help you in finding those old versions.

Xerox.com

Xerox was founded in 1906 in Rochester as The Haloid Photographic Company, which originally manufactured photographic paper and equipment. Their official website was released on  09 January 1986. After 26 years the web site still exists to provide users with all kinds of helps with their services.
World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Lee wrote WorldWideWeb on a NeXT Computer, during the second half of 1990, while working for CERN. The first successful build was completed on December 25, 1990.WorldWideWeb, later renamed to Nexus to avoid confusion between the software and the World Wide Web, was the first web browser and editor. When it was written, WorldWideWeb was the only way to view the Web. The source code was released into the public domain in 1993.

W3Catalog.com

W3 Catalog was an early web search engine, first released on September 2, 1993 by developer Oscar Nierstrasz at the University of Geneva. its aim was to provide users with a free online directory, complete with quality websites and internet resources neatly categorized for easy navigation.

AOL Instant Messenger

AOL Instant Messenger is an instant messaging program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time. It was released by AOL in May 1997. Stand-alone official AIM client software includes advertisements and is available for Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Mac OS, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS. The software is maintained by AOL, Inc. But nobody uses it now, just like in 1997.

Now onto you
What do you think of this week’s 7even roundup? Nostalgic about the old Internet? Or are you a product of the 21st century? Let’s discuss in the comments below!