Old Wide Web: Recent Episodes
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To know where the Internet is going you have to know where it's been. Every episode we'll examine the sites, terms, and personalities that have defined the online world. Strap on your Chrono-Belts, time cadets. It’s time to take a trip… to the Old Wide Web!
In this preview episode, Anne Marie DeSimone joins Bill Meeks to discuss ABC's Cavemen sitcom, based on the character from the GEICO ads.
Weird TV, a new podcast from Bill Meeks, shines a light into forgotten corners of television history to examine obscure media through a modern lens. Each week Bill Meeks reviews obscure television shows, made-for-tv movies, and primetime specials. He’ll watch just about anything, as long as it’s weird.
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We get all legal and cover the court cases of Napster and Microsoft. Hold on to your briefs… it’s the Old Wide Web!
Links:
Nabbing Napster: Napster Bad!, Barenaked Ladies battle Napster with ‘Trojan’ downloads, Napster Usage Numbers, Jammie Thomas Judgement, Napster’s High and Low Notes, Music by Atomsplit
United States v Microsoft: Bill Gates Deposition Videos, Gates Deposition Called Evasive, Microsoft Attacks Credibility of Intel Exec, Open Letter on Antitrust Protectionism, United States v Microsoft Ruling, Music
Progz: The TOR Project, FoxyProxy
Old Website of the Week: The Wyld Stallyns!
We talk to the creator of the Ate My Balls meme and pay tribute to the late author and techhead Douglas Adams. Grab your towel and thumb a ride to the Old Wide Web!
Links:
Mr. T Ate My Balls: Mr. T Ate My Balls
Douglas Adams and the Internet: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Internet, Hyperland on Youtube
Progz: Digital: A Love Story, Timeline of Web Browsers, The Evolution of HTML
Old Website of the Week: h2g2
Just when you least expected it… a game show! See how well you know classic Internet jargon as we COME ON DOWN…. to the Old Wide Web!
Links:
What The Heck Does That Mean?: Player One’s Twitter, Player Two’s Twitter, The Prize
Progz: The Jargon File, Free MIDI Files @ Home Musician
Old Website of the Week: Your Old Crap Website
Take a journey with me and Bryan Lunduke as we explore his past as a BBS Sysop and find out why Bulletin Board Systems are still relevant today. Make sure you use the prefix *70, we’re dialing up to the Old Wide Web!
Links:
I Was A Teenage Sysop: Bryan’s Blog, The House of Lunduke BBS
Memory Allocation: My So-Called 8bit Life (I’m in episodes 4 and 21)
Progz: Gopher Archive, Windows 3.1 Emulator
The Conscience of a Hacker by The Mentor
Old Website of the Week: Wheel of Fortune/Jeopardy Tickets Site, 2007 Version
Learn about the Pets.com Sock Puppet, E-mail scams courtesy of Bill Gates, catch up on your chat jargon, and find out which Internet Service provider works best for you… if you still live in 1996. Break out your snacks, it’s time to head to the Old Wide Web!
Links:
A Sock on the Hand: The Sock Puppet That Roared: Internet Synergy or a Conflict of Interest?, Dirty Sock & Streisand’s Stocks, The Sock Puppet Tells His Story, Music from Various Sources
Provider Showdown 1996: America Online Prices, CompuServe Prices, Prodigy Prices, Earthlink Prices
Bill Gates Rich: Copy This Article & Win Quick Cash!, Music
Progz: Computer Chroincles Video Archive, Internet FAQ Archive
Old Website of the Week: The First Picture on the Internet
Only one week late, we now bring you episode 3! We explore the strange case of time-traveling troll John Titor (voiced by Tom Merritt), finish our cliff notes version of Internet History in A Brief History of the Internet, and honor the memory of internet pioneer Paul Baran. Now let’s hop in the Delorean and cruise down the skyway to the Old Wide Web!
Links:
The Strange Case of John Titor:Is John Titor An Upcoming Disney Franchise?, John Titor’s First Post, John Titor :: Time Traveler, Soldier or Prophet?, JohnTitor.com, John Titor: a Time Traveller From The Year 2036?,John Titor – I am from 2036, Music From arhipco
Paul Baron Obituary
Progz: Google Groups, 11 Best Old School Animated GIFs
Old Website of the Week: Space Jam
We cover the Great Internet Blackout Protest of 1996, continue our Cliff Notes version of Internet History in ‘A Brief History of the Internet,’ and try to solicit compensation for an unsung hero of the early web. So strap on your Chrono-belts, time cadets. It’s the first episode of The Old Wide Web!
Links:
The Day The Internet Went Dark: Web Blackout Commemorative, Remembering the Great Web Blackout, Communications Decency Act on Wikipedia, Mirror of Yahoo!’s page from the protest, List of Sites Who Participated (And Didn’t), The Great Australian Internet Blackout, Shabbir Safdar’s Personal Blog, and a special thanks to Stephan Carroll for the music.
Thanks For Trumpet Winsock – You can donate to the creator of Trumpet Winsock here or through Paypal at payments@petertattam.com.
Progz:
Telnet BBS Guide
Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD) Online
Old Website of the Week:
Yahoo! in 1996
Hey, it’s our first episode! In this episode we talk about the Bert is Evil phenomenon, start our Cliff Notes version of Internet History, go over the 12 commandments of BBS Users, and hop into the Wayback Machine. So strap on your Chrono-belts, time cadets. It’s the first episode of The Old Wide Web!
Links:
Bert Is Evil: Dino’s Surrender Letter, Dino Ignacio on Internet Superstar, Official Bert is Evil Mirror, BBC: Bert in the frame with Bin Laden, Braindom
The Twelve Commandments of BBS Users
Progz: The Internet Archive Wayback Machine, Geocities-izer
Old Web Site of The Week: Symbolics.com
To know where the Internet is going you have to know where it's been. Every episode we'll examine the sites, terms, and personalities that have defined the online world. Strap on your Chrono-Belts, time cadets. It’s time to take a trip… to the Old Wide Web!