Your First Web Site?
Jan 3

Your First Web Site?

Wayback challenge: When was your first site?: Great idea. I’m putting some thought into what my first one was…and drawing a blank.

I’d like to challenge anyone who has designed a web page to find the oldest site in the archive that they authored and post the Wayback Machine link in the comment section of this post.

[…] The above site actually originated in March 1996, but this 1997 image is the earliest I could find in the archive. […] Back in 1996 I used an HPUX system, a text editor, as well as the Mosaic browser and a beta version of Netscape to design the site. By 1997, I had use of Microsoft’s Frontpage to design and manage the site.

by Deane   January 3, 2007 7:55 AM   |

Comments

by Adam Kalsey,   January 3, 2007 3:25 PM  

Sad what happens to the memory as you get old, eh? :)

The first site I did was behind the firewall. It was an intranet site in early 1995. Then a couple of early public sites I did aren't in the archive. The oldest wayback link I can find is for December 1996 for World Drug Store.

The first page on my domain that's in the archive is from May 2000.

The first page on that domain was from late 1999, but isn't in the archive. I registered the domain in July 1999 so my family and I could have email addresses of the format [firstname]@kalsey.com

In late 1999 I decided to put up a simple placeholder page with my name and contact information on it. In March 2000 I turned it into a blog.

by Chad,   January 3, 2007 4:12 PM  

Drawing a blank Deane??? In my case some things are best forgotten...

by Rich Hoeg,   January 3, 2007 8:48 PM  

Quite by chance I posted a similar challenge on my blog earlier today. In my case, I also focused upon comments in forums and news groups in addition to web pages ... August 2, 1994 for me. Click upon my name to see the posting. Amazingly, I was commenting about the high price of a technical course, "Strategic Business Use of the Internet"!

by Bryan,   January 3, 2007 11:49 PM  

Thanks for another plug back to my site!

I don't draw blanks on the sites, but the actual URL for a site is a different story. It's amazing how so many sites may have changed their address over the years as they evolved/devolved over the years.

I also can remember there were some very amazingly long e-mail addresses back then too. Most of them from propriety services or BBS that hopped onto the Internet as an after thought...

-Bryan

by Michael,   January 4, 2007 3:53 AM  

November 1996 (site is about a year older):

http://web.archive.org/web/19961110063944/http://www.maus.de/

by Chris,   January 4, 2007 11:44 AM  

Hmm...I just dug through that Archive thing, only to find out that the original server is still hosting it anyway.

Shows a last update made in 1998 sometime...gotta love frames, and Notepad for HTML scripting, etc.

by Jonny,   March 11, 2007 10:35 AM  

My first website was back in 2002, i was only 10. I got a copy of dreamweaver from the library in some book that showed u how to create a website. At the time i felt realy, realy happy that i had accomplished something i thought only the professionals could do. I later realised that this was not the case, nd i realised how bad my site actually was lol. :(

Add Comment

Want to advertise on this site? Contact FM.
Laser Toner Cartridges UK laser toner, toner cartridges, hp toner, lexmark toner, samsung toner, canon, toner, epson toner, oki toner, kyocera toner, xerox toner, remanufactured toner, compatible toner
Direct TV Deals Free 4 room direct tv deals. no equipment to buy. free fast professional direct tv installation. this is the best direct tv deal available anywhere.
SEO Article Learn from the experts with our SEO article.
rope light Shopping with birddog distributing, inc., gives you access to the lowest prices, the best customer service and the quickest delivery times possible.
Laptop AC Adapter We offer genuine factory direct replacement AC adapters.
Direct TV Best satellite TV deals.
Direct TV Deals Direct TV programming deals are varied and include packages containing from 50 channels up to over 250 channels.
8mm film to DVD Retain family memories with the only frame by frame digital restoration service in the United States for your 8mm film to DVD today
Rubber Stamp Shop for custom self-inking stamps, hand stamps, address stamps, label stamps, check endorsement stamps, check deposit stamps, date stamps, pre inks, pocket stamps, ink and much more!