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| There is a growing interest in computing history, computer networking and how it all came to be. In early 2000's we began observing an increase in old web sites going extinct. We did not want an important part of our culture disappear, so around 2011 a long term project was started with the goal of preserving these web sites. At first we focused purely on archiving web sites, but later began building a comprehensive service that allowed access to this this newly found content. | There is a growing interest in computing history, computer networking and how it all came to be. In early 2000's we began observing an increase in old web sites going extinct. We did not want an important part of our culture disappear, so around 2011 a long term project was started with the goal of preserving these web sites. At first we focused purely on archiving web sites, but later began building a comprehensive service that allowed access to this this newly found content. | ||
| - | We had to keep a realistic scope for the project. For this reason, we chose to preserve web sites mostly from around mid-to-late 1990's. There are several reasons this timeline was chosen: | + | For the scope of the project, we chose to preserve web sites mostly from around mid-to-late 1990's. There are several reasons this timeline was chosen: |
| - Internet experienced a strong global expansion around this time, with half the population in the US accessing the Internet on a regular basis. | - Internet experienced a strong global expansion around this time, with half the population in the US accessing the Internet on a regular basis. | ||
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