Fwd: Video: The Birth of the Internet Archive

 

Filmed in 1996, this video of Brewster Kahle sharing his vision still resonates today. Take a look at the origins of our worldwide digital library!

25 years ago, the entire World Wide Web was only 2.5 terabytes in size. Most connections were dial-up, important records were stored on tape, and a young engineer named Brewster Kahle was working on a revolutionary project—a way to archive the growing Internet. Filmed by Marc Weber for the Web History Project, this video showcases the Internet Archive's very first web crawl in 1996. In 2001, the project was made accessible to the public through the Wayback Machine. Today, the Internet Archive is home to more than 588 billion web pages, as well as 28 million books and texts, 14 million audio items, and 580,000 software titles, making us one of the world's largest digital libraries. As the Internet Archive approaches our 25th anniversary, let's take a look at the hardware and high hopes that drove the project from the very beginning—and hear from the man whose vision made it all possible. WATCH NOW Thanks for being a part of our journey, and enjoy the archive! -The Internet Archive Team If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the Internet Archive, we would greatly appreciate your support. You can lend a hand by visiting archive.org/donate or by texting ARCHIVE to 44321. Thank you for helping us provide Universal Access To All Knowledge.  DONATE TO THE INTERNET ARCHIVE You are receiving this message because of your relationship with the Internet Archive. Review our Privacy Policy Our mailing address is: Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 Want to change how you receive these emails?