oh wow that brings back memories. I have used httrack in the late 90s and early 2000's to mirror interesting websites from the early internet, over a modem connection (and early DSL)
Good to know they're still around, however, now that the web is much more dynamic I guess it's not as useful anymore as it was back then
> now that the web is much more dynamic I guess it's not as useful anymore as it was back then
Also less useful because the web is so easy to access, I remember using it back then to draw things down over the university link for reference in my room (1st year, no network access at all in rooms) or house (or per-minute costed modem access).
Sites can vanish easily of course still these days, so having a local copy could be a bonus, but they just as likely go out of date or get replaced, and if not are usually archived elsewhere already.
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oh wow that brings back memories. I have used httrack in the late 90s and early 2000's to mirror interesting websites from the early internet, over a modem connection (and early DSL)
Good to know they're still around, however, now that the web is much more dynamic I guess it's not as useful anymore as it was back then
> now that the web is much more dynamic I guess it's not as useful anymore as it was back then
Also less useful because the web is so easy to access, I remember using it back then to draw things down over the university link for reference in my room (1st year, no network access at all in rooms) or house (or per-minute costed modem access).
Sites can vanish easily of course still these days, so having a local copy could be a bonus, but they just as likely go out of date or get replaced, and if not are usually archived elsewhere already.