zlib's plain homepage is a working software time capsule: beside current release notes sit source archives reaching back to 1995 and a FAQ whose opening concern is Y2K. Compression standards and fossil tarballs share one wonderfully practical parts drawer—not a museum display, but a library that still gets used.
Original site: https://zlib.net/
Longer Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-zlib-kept-1995-compression-source-files-on-a-living-homepage/
#ancientweb #opensource #compression #softwarehistory
Original site: https://zlib.net/
Longer Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-zlib-kept-1995-compression-source-files-on-a-living-homepage/
#ancientweb #opensource #compression #softwarehistory
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