Is Internet Artifacts free?

Yes. Internet Artifacts is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Internet Artifacts take?

Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — scroll the internet's objects, from 1977 to 2007.

Does Internet Artifacts work on a phone?

Yes. Internet Artifacts works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

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Internet Artifacts

Scroll the internet's objects, from 1977 to 2007

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What Internet Artifacts actually is

Neal Agarwal laid out internet history as a museum of clickable objects, opening with an ARPANET map and closing in the early social era. Each artefact expands into a working fragment, whether that is the first webcam feed, an early banner advert or a Napster window mid-download.

Why it is worth your time

Several exhibits are interactive rather than photographs, so you can poke at the first web page and trigger the original ICQ noise.

Common questions

Is Internet Artifacts free?: Yes. Internet Artifacts is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Internet Artifacts take?: Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — scroll the internet's objects, from 1977 to 2007.
Does Internet Artifacts work on a phone?: Yes. Internet Artifacts works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Internet Artifacts?: We list it under Time Machines — the internet's own memory, still browsable. Several exhibits are interactive rather than photographs, so you can poke at the first web page and trigger the original ICQ noise.

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Time Machines

Internet Artifacts

Scroll the internet's objects, from 1977 to 2007

Visit neal.fun More Time Machines

neal.fun

Coffee break · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2024

What Internet Artifacts actually is

Why it is worth your time

Several exhibits are interactive rather than photographs, so you can poke at the first web page and trigger the original ICQ noise.

Common questions

Is Internet Artifacts free?: Yes. Internet Artifacts is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Internet Artifacts take?: Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — scroll the internet's objects, from 1977 to 2007.
Does Internet Artifacts work on a phone?: Yes. Internet Artifacts works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Internet Artifacts?: We list it under Time Machines — the internet's own memory, still browsable. Several exhibits are interactive rather than photographs, so you can poke at the first web page and trigger the original ICQ noise.