Kushal Dave’s net.tech page froze Java, VRML, RealAudio, dial-up speeds, and other technologies while their outcomes were still uncertain. It even guessed the page might someday interest Internet historians. The strongest prediction was its own afterlife: the obsolete parts became the evidence.
Original page: http://www.kushaldave.com/nettech.htm
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-1997-page-about-the-future-of-the-internet-predicted-its-own-afterlife/
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Original page: http://www.kushaldave.com/nettech.htm
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-1997-page-about-the-future-of-the-internet-predicted-its-own-afterlife/
#ancientweb #webhistory #internettechnology #digitalarchives
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]