+rawkhopper Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Just for kicks decided to look at the wayback machine for what geocaching.com used to look like. I am one who thinks that the website could use some improvement such as integrating the changes from gctidy, but lets be thankful for what we have. Looking back in time is a great way to be thankful. So here is what the site would have looked like back on Nov 9, 2000. It is nice to note that this is not the first rendition of the website. This is the first captured by the wayback machine. Quote Link to comment
+rawkhopper Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 wasn't until Feb 17, 2005 that a more appealing looking website came around. Quote Link to comment
+Keith Watson Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Wow, that takes me back. I remember that look. I also remember the old cache icons. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 wasn't until Feb 17, 2005 that a more appealing looking website came around. Keep in mind that style of web page was considered appealing back in 2000. Quote Link to comment
+KI4HLW Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 So far the best laugh I got was following the link to the Slashdot article full of comments how the hobby is bound to fail for a wide range of reasons. Quote Link to comment
+KI4HLW Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) And I used to wonder how people managed to double post all the time... jokes on me! Edited January 17, 2011 by KI4HLW Quote Link to comment
+42at42 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I checked the GCA6 Strathcona Wilderness 1, it is still active. Quote Link to comment
xim1970 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Can we please not allow private posts to show up in the lists for us free users? It's a pain to check out a listing only to find out that it's only available to paid users. Thanks for the consideration. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Can we please not allow private posts to show up in the lists for us free users? It's a pain to check out a listing only to find out that it's only available to paid users. Thanks for the consideration. Your post doesn't seem to make any sense to me in the context of this thread. Are you sure you intended to post it here? Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Can we please not allow private posts to show up in the lists for us free users? It's a pain to check out a listing only to find out that it's only available to paid users. Thanks for the consideration. I'm afraid I don't understand your post. There have been no links in this thread to content for premium members only. You are welcome to start a separate topic on this subject, or to start a suggestion in the Feedback forum. Quote Link to comment
+BeaveMeister Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I am relatively new to geocaching as of October 2010. When my brother first showed me the homepage and the intoductory video i was enthralled. They do a great job incorporating color! Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 So far the best laugh I got was following the link to the Slashdot article full of comments how the hobby is bound to fail for a wide range of reasons. Oh, looks like a bunch of Slashdot regulars (back in the day of course) bantering amongst themselves. Anyways, I've used the wayback machine to look at many websites over the years, and it's always very interesing. I especially use it to look at a website I created, that has long since been taken over by someone else. Man, and to think we almost all had AOL accounts back then, and were dialing into the internet on a 56K modem. And I missed a lot of phone calls back then too, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment
+rawkhopper Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 I do the same with the wayback machine. Unfortunately the first site I created was not captured by the wayback machine. Anyway it is nice to note the high-tech rollover image change feature for back in 2000 was pretty nifty. I remember trying to do that across multiple browsers and it was a pain in the butt. Internet Explorer ruled the internet and actually was the most high-tech browser back then. It may not have adhered to any semblance of standards but it was actually the other browsers that held back fancy websites. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I checked the GCA6 Strathcona Wilderness 1, it is still active. That is interesting to see that one there. It is Alberta's original stash. Quote Link to comment
+roziecakes Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 This has been really fun to peruse. Gotta love web.archive.org Thanks for sharing! I didn't join until 2006, so I didn't get a chance to see the original site. Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Joined in '02 so I remember that look. What caught my eye was Newest caches: Caches placed in the last 7 days If the new home page had that feature it would probably be last 15 minutes not 7 days, and be spinning like a gas pump dial. Quote Link to comment
+IBcrashen Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I checked the GCA6 Strathcona Wilderness 1, it is still active. That is interesting to see that one there. It is Alberta's original stash. Alvin`s Phone Line, which is still active also, was the first in MN. Remember driving 80+ miles in a snowstorm in Nov. 2001 but had to turn back so didnt get to look. Quote Link to comment
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