Web pages have rapidly evolved from being simple static information documents to what they are today, objects full of interactive functions and capable of functioning as communication platforms or entertainment centers where information is transmitted in real time, in addition to being strongly oriented to the commercial aspect.
But not all the web pages that emerged as a result of the introduction of the Internet are still active. Only a small number were able to adapt to market demands and technological advances and survived, however, the majority could not face these challenges and disappeared from the Internet, sometimes dramatically. There are examples of the portals MySpace.com, Geocities.com or Altavista.com, among many others.
But they are not the only ones, many other pioneering portals stopped working due to the decision of their owners and other complementary factors such as lack of profitability, legal issues, malware attacks and even the emergence of Google.
If this topic interests you and you feel curious about browsing websites that no longer exist or you simply want to take a look back to relive your beginnings on the WWW, you just have to enter The Wayback Machine, a service provided by the Internet Archive portal, whose mission is to store and preserve digital content that includes web pages.
How to browse missing web pages or old versions of functioning websites
The Wayback Machine has a database of 840 billion web pages, including web pages that no longer exist and web pages that are still in operation, but in their old versions arranged by year. of publication.
Enter The Wayback Machine, and go to its search section. Next, enter the web address of the site you want to browse or write words that help identify it.
Wait for the list of results to appear and click on the link that refers to the number of screenshots of the site in question.
Next, go to the timeline and select from the available publication dates.