Posted on 03/13/2008 4:58:43 PM PDT by Woodman
Edited on 03/13/2008 5:11:04 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
It’s been a long time since I last posted an article, but John Robinson’s latest version of FreeRepublic has me inspired. I have seen so many compliments and complain about the latest and greatest forum software, that I thought it might be a good time to take a look back.
The Smithsonian Institute has been archiving the WEB since 1996. The enormous project has at least some value as it provides snapshots in time of various FreeRepublic incarnations.
Here is the oldest version of the site archived December 21st 1996. Take note of the very fashionable black and white motif of the internet at that time. I am pretty sure that JimRob himself coded this one and set a long running tradition of Frames and Black and White colors…
Next we have the Left hand Topics List I have provided a link to one of many present on June 17th 1997 The whitewater List which eventually made FR what it is today. At this point in Histsory, we did not have to even log in to post, so the left side navigation quickly got out of hand (as well as the comments and occasional flame wars). This must be version 1.?
The next version Came as quite a shock, colors and logging in was required to post (we even lost posters who wanted to remain anonymous). I think this is version 2.0 and here is the fist example I can find on April 19th 1998 HERE
Here is a Gem from October 19th 1999 that gave me heart palpitations HERE
Although version 2 went through many iterations, I think version 3, may have been the first John Robinson version. Feb 29th 2000.
Just for good measure I will put up one more of no particular historic significance (3 years ago today) , and if you want to play yourselves, hammer the link after this one:
Here is the entire Web Archive List for Freerepublice.Com
God Bless you Jim for what you have done for me and all of the other Freepers.
Thanks, I already used that to shrink it, but it doesn’t go away.
I am lost on this style so far, but I will learn!
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