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Wednesday, 28 September 2022

A Most Dangerous Discovery - The Way Back Machine and Other Parts of the Internet

Back in the days of the early 2000's I was in academia, like others, searching the Internet with a passion. The WayBackMachine was in its basic inception and I used it for hours in "multi-disciplinary research! (ahem). Well it's way better now as there seems to be oodles more to find and quicker check it out for yourself (see below):  

Examples of searches ..


The generic WayBackEngine link: 
And there is more to be found ... (note, the collections are not necessarily comprehensive - but nevertheless a brilliant time waste, er I mean research resource) ...

Dragon Magazine: 
The General: 


Military Modeller: 
Meanwhile in another part of the Internet - Donald Featherstone's Magazines and Newsletters: 

And finally - the way is was back when board games had printed Zines distributed by postal mail or hand:


I advise you to set an hour timer on your mobile phone before you start clicking on the links - but it may already be too late by now.
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6 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag28 September 2022 at 22:56

    The General and WN online? Wow! This is quite the find! Thank you!

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  2. Geordie an Exiled FoG29 September 2022 at 00:15

    You are most welcome .. but I immediately distance myself from responsibility of the amount of time that this find might grab! I honestly dare not look too much .. already I have found stuff I [didn't know existed] or [was even accessible anymore]!

    ;)

    It is teh Airfix that immediately grabs me .. it is from another era!

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  3. John Y29 September 2022 at 01:57

    My evening went from "I'm going to paint! I'm going to game!" to "I'm going to read as many issues of Featherstone's newsletter as I can in one night!

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  4. Jonathan Freitag29 September 2022 at 13:47

    Having never seen Airfix magazine before, this is an entirely new adventure.

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  5. Geordie an Exiled FoG29 September 2022 at 16:52

    John Y .. er, glad to be of assistance ;)
    Remember .. strong coffee helps ;)

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  6. Geordie an Exiled FoG29 September 2022 at 19:37

    Johnathan .. I have vague memories from my childhood but was not a regular buyer .. I remember a fascinating feature about how to convert the Airfix HMS Ajax kit to HMS Leander in 1/600 scale!

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