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How to Surf the Web Like It’s 1999

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December 14, 2015, 6:11 PM ET
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There’s a new website, oldweb.today, that lets users search the web like its 1999.

The site allows visitors to select the browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, and the year. In less than a minute, the program will open an archived version of the site, allowing users to click around and experience what it was like over 15 years ago, as reported first by Quartz.

Developer Ilya Kremer built the site, along with artist Dragan Espenschied. Rhizome, a digital arts foundation, was also involved in backing the project.

“In the 1990s, browser design took nearly the opposite approach, using iconography associated with travel to convey the feeling of going on a journey,” according to a blog post from the foundation. “This imagery reinforced the idea that the web was a very different kind of space from the ‘real world,’ one where the usual laws and taxes shouldn’t apply.”

It added, “As the browser environment has changed, users’ experiences of the web have been altered in ways that are subtle but significant.”

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Prior to rejoining Fortune, he was a managing editor at Business Insider and has worked as an editor for Bloomberg, LinkedIn and CNBC, covering leadership stories, sports business, careers and business news. He started his career as a breaking news reporter at Fortune in 2014.

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