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While time moves in a single unyielding direction in real life, the same is not true for the internet, where portals to the past are but a few clicks away.
The Wayback Machine project started building a digital library in 1996 by archiving content.
12 Dec 2023
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A portal to the past: The internet before load shedding, state capture and website design tools
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The News24 site in 2008.
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