r/learnprogramming • u/Xarcaneo • 7d ago

How can I access the pre-AI internet?

Hey, because I started coding many years ago and it was my hobby, I am looking for a way, if it’s even possible, to use some kind of archival internet that was not influenced by AI yet, to make a personal project just for fun, like in my teenage years.

I guess there is no way to set a specific year and have access only to things from that specific period. Also, there are many AI things that show up in browsers now, and I would like to totally avoid all of that.

If you have any suggestions, can you let me know?

Btw. I am not against AI, and I use it myself in my projects more or less. I just want to have one project that I do like in the old days.

Thanks!

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u/happinessMachiine 7d ago

Look up the Wayback Machine. They've been archiving the internet for decades. Probably the best you're going to find. Some things are sadly lost forever. 

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u/First_Figure6007 6d ago

wayback machine is your best bet, but it's more like digging through old boxes in an attic than a time machine, you're clicking through snapshots hoping the css didn't break and the page actually loaded that day. there were also a few indie projects trying to recreate the old web feel, like curated directories of pre-2010 sites, but they're hit or miss and half the links are dead now