The Internet Circa 1996- Part 3

This is the final post of my 3 part series examining internet artifacts of yore. These two videos are an homage to the early 90's and I promise they will blow your mind. You should definitely watch both of these videos at least 5 times to have your mind blown away with awesomeness.

The first video is from Lasagna Cat:



And the second is from 53os:

Enjoy!

The Internet Circa 1996- Part 2

I continue to find so many wonderfully crusty internet gems. Here is an awesome awards page from Paper Rad. It's done up to look like a page straight out of the 90's.

Here is a screenshot that captures some of the beauty:

In case you have trouble reading the text on the page, it says:

"You have put together a beautiful site that is rich in content and very useful. You have a clean navigation which follows from page to page. Excellent job! Beautiful web site and very well done! I love entrance, all is clear and organized! Love the animals too! Congratulations, you won the Best Design Award!!"

Paper Rad is an art collective that makes cool videos, zines, paintings and other multi-media things. I first saw their work (and this site) at the New Museum in NYC. I can say with confidence that their stuff is totally rad.

Also, do you remember pogs? If not, Mike's Digital Pogs Page may spark your memory. Here are some of my favorite pogs from his collection.

The Internet Circa 1996- Part 1

So I have stumbled upon some lovely internet gems recently and I just have to share. This post will be the first of a three part series honoring the ancient internet. Remember the days of midi music, web rings and website awards?

This page, Desert Rose's Oasis, is like a museum of this old stuff, and you really have to check it out. I'll give you a taste of what this site has to offer:

There's a memorial flower garden honoring all of Moonchild's (the site's creator) dead pets, including Caesar the dog, her many dead fish, and deceased canaries.

There's also a page about the truly magical wedding of Moonchild (whose real name is Sabine) and Venki! Congrats lovers!

But perhaps the best page on this site is the one featuring Moonchild's My Little Pony collection. She boasts:

Here you can see my "My Little Pony" Collection :-)
It's still quite small compared to others, I have 85 ponies altogether at the moment,
but I'm still proud of it! :-)

I also have some ponies in my collection which are quite rare,
like Baby Hopscotch! :-)

Baby Hopscotch, clearly the most beloved pony of the bunch, is always by Moonchild's side. To help you further understand how special Baby Hopscotch is, here is a picture and caption from the page:

Me with the star of my collection, Baby Hopscotch! :-) (Ahem... I had just woken up from a nap... :-)

Rise and shine, Moonchild! And just so you know how renowned Desert Rose's Garden is, they have a decadent award room which is jam-packed with wonderful prizes such as Vanilla Heart's Free Spirit Award:
I have spent most of the day reveling in the awesomeness of this site. I suggest you do the same.