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What websites still feel like the old internet? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cozy 90s BBS forums, obscure blogs, etc.

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[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

https://celeryman.alexmeub.com/

(Not really mobile friendly, which holds true to the old school Internet)

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 5 points 5 months ago

I'm on a couple forum sites still (both phpbb I think). I still read fark.com but rarely if ever comment anymore.

[–] Toes@ani.social 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

https://www.newgrounds.com/

telnet bbs.lunduke.com

https://www.neopets.com/home/

https://www.oldschool.runescape.com/

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Oh man, fuck Bryan Lunduke. He aged like milk.

[–] ccp@lemy.lol 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

neopets.com/neoboards/boardlist.phtml?board=55

fixed

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My healthcare services websites. Their website and mobile app require separate logins. The website logs in then redirects to a completely different website.

They have a tax-free “store” that feels like a completely different website.

Everything is laid out using what seems like the idea of middle management and not modern design philosophy.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

TreasuryDirect also feels classic. If you're not familiar, it's a US government website to buy and sell certain types of treasury bonds. Some great features:

  • an image so you know you didn't typo your username (haven't seen that in well over a decade)
  • clicking a link is a new page, and clicking back breaks stuff and makes you login again
  • until recently, you couldn't paste in the password field

It does do some modern-ish things with page layout, but not that modern, like maybe early 2000s modern. But it's perennially stuck about 20 years in the past.

[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago

most private trackers

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Wimp.com

Irregular webcomics

Dinosaur comics (qwantz.com)

[–] Wildly_Utilize@infosec.pub 4 points 5 months ago

No JavaScript sites on onionland

[–] Dot@feddit.org 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[–] Decipher0771@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

http://vgmusic.com/

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

https://everything2.com/node/e2node/An%20Introduction%20to%20Everything2 - massively interlinked information site

https://www.dieselsweeties.com/ - robots and people comic

https://realultimatepower.net/ - ninjas

[–] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Has Real Ultimate Power actually changed at all/added new content? I was reading that in elementary.

[–] brandocorp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago

I see YouTube videos linked, and I remember being on this site before YouTube existed. I don't think it has changed all that much, though.

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Nope, exact same html.

[–] EwonRael@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

https://dance.archi/

[–] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

https://epguides.com/

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

http://directory.sloop.nz

https://foreverliketh.is

http://wiby.org

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/web-1-1-building-the-renegade-net.2290616/

http://www.macos9lives.com

[–] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 3 points 5 months ago

https://www.vernoncoleman.com/

Feels very home made.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

jwz.org/blog, for obvious reasons.

[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

https://bobistheoilguy.com/ and the oil forums.

[–] ThatKomputerKat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

https://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Sites that have old forums. There aren't many anymore, but ones I've seen that have been very helpful of late include car sites, a timeshare forum, and the Fantasy Grounds forum (my virtual tabletop of choice).

I'm sure there are others out there, but it's definitely more rare than it used to be. Is Something Awful still around?

[–] 4z01235@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It's pretty niche, but https://alternativess.com (sport archery retailer)

[–] PrivacyDingus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

people often say they can find this kind of thing via my employer, Mojeek: https://www.mojeek.com/

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Hubski

[–] fanzel@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

textfiles.com still looks like the 90s. It has stories, jokes, essays, and generally interesting stuff.

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