The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is a trip into the online past, offering glimpses of ancient website relics. Reaching back through the virtual dark ages of 1996, the Wayback Machine chronicles over 55 billion pages. Although many of the pages appear incomplete due to missing images, the Wayback Machine provides an invaluable resource, enabling users to experience and learn from the arcane internet of yesterday.

Check out these archaic online offerings:

• netscape.com, circa December 31, 1996
• microsoft.com, circa October, 1996
• The first Google website, circa late 1998

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