Internet Archive
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Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the @waybackmachine.
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Welcome to the public domain, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928)!
Internet Archive10,482,201 просмотров • 2 лет назад
CONGRATS AGAIN to "THE REALITY ENGINEER" by Konstantin, an Honorable Mention, in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅 A comedic short about a scientist who attempts to improve human life by altering reality, only to find that each well-intentioned fix deepens the chaos. Watch the full short film ⤵️ #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
Internet Archive17,448 просмотров • 6 дней назад
Musician and human rights activist Peter Gabriel sent a special congratulatory message to Brewster Kahle, founder and digital librarian of the Internet Archive, on being honored as a 2026 Computer History Museum Fellow at the April 25 gala ceremony. In his message, Gabriel speaks to the importance of preserving and sharing knowledge, work that has defined Kahle’s vision for the Internet Archive. Watch Gabriel’s message and more on our blog ⤵️ #BrewsterKahle #InternetArchive #ComputerHistoryMuseum #CHMFellows #DigitalPreservation #WaybackMachine #PeterGabriel Peter Gabriel Brewster Kahle
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Update: is back online in a provisional, read-only manner. Learn more in our latest post:
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Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 8-bit #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required to stoke this very 1980s hearth. Thanks to software preservation, the flames are still crackling on the Internet Archive. ✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️ #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #8bit #SoftwarePreservation #ComputerHistory
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News organizations are increasingly blocking the Wayback Machine even as their reporters still depend on it 📰 In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI, Mark Graham, Director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive, explains how major newsroom staff rely on archived web history because their internal archives often miss the deeper public record. That contradiction sits at the heart of the preservation crisis unfolding online. 🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge #podcast ⤵️ 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free from the Internet Archive ⤵️ #WaybackMachine #AI #WebArchive #FutureKnowledge Mark Graham
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🏈 Ready to call the plays? In Football for Windows, created by an ex-college player, you step in as coach & run the game your way. It was once free to copy & play (with a $25 registration to unlock everything) — and now you can play it instantly in-browser at the Internet Archive ➡️ #shareware #retrogaming
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Welcome to the public domain, MYSTERIOUS MOSE (1930)! ⚡️ 🎩👻 In her fourth & final appearance of 1930, Betty Boop is startled awake on a stormy night & searches for the source while singing the song Mysterious Mose. Strange events unfold, and the mysterious visitor appears. Full film ⤵️ #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CreativeCommons #CopyrightFree #BettyBoop
Internet Archive26,950 просмотров • 27 дней назад
Welcome to the Public Domain, THE PICNIC (1930) 🐕 🐾 Little Rover barked onto the scene as Minnie’s dog in THE PICNIC (1930). He’d get a new name (Pluto) & a new owner, Mickey Mouse, the following year. Learn more ➡️ #PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
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“People aren’t sure what’s true, and what libraries are here for is to help with that.” Brewster Kahle, digital librarian of the Internet Archive, discusses the future of the Wayback Machine in ABC Radio National (🇦🇺 Australia)’s “Wayback Machine: The internet’s archive in peril,” a look at how media companies are restricting the preservation of the web itself. 🎧 Listen ⤵️ #ABCRN #WaybackMachine #InternetHistory #WebArchiving #SundayExtra ABC Australia ABC News Brewster Kahle
Internet Archive10,546 просмотров • 12 дней назад
Annie Rauwerda has built a career exploring Wikipedia’s weirdest corners 🌐 The creator of Depths of Wikipedia says, “If Wikipedia is worth anything at all, it’s because of the citations.” She’s had a “simultaneous love affair with the Internet Archive and Wikipedia” as she embraces the spirit of the open web & the community of people who support this work. Read more 👉 Annie? Rauwerda? depths of wikipedia! #DepthsofWikipedia The Wayback Machine #Wikipedia Internet Archive
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, LADIES OF LEISURE (1930). Released on this day in 1930, Barbara Stanwyck broke out in a star-making role under Frank Capra. 🎬 🎭 As Kay Arnold, a party girl turned artist’s model, Stanwyck's raw, naturalistic performance helped redefine screen acting in the talkies. Full film ➡️ #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #OTD
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Congrats to "THE GORILLA" by Quinn Youngs, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬 A groovy and jaunty mashup of escaped gorilla stories full of delight, animation, and a standout soundtrack. Watch the full short film ⤵️ #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
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Welcome to the Public Domain, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) 🎖️ 🎬 The third film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards is a realistic look at the First World War. Experience the first filmed adaptation now in the public domain. Learn more ➡️ #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
Internet Archive62,298 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад
'Twas the night before #Christmas… DOS-style 🎄💾 In 1987, PC Life Magazine gifted us with ’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Animated Musical Christmas Disk — a charmingly low-res, CGA 4-color holiday e-card. Animated poem, printable cards, a Letter to Santa app, and even a tile game 🎅🧩 Play it in your browser ⤵️ #HappyHolidays #HolidaySeason #Xmas #FestiveFun #RetroTech #ThrowbackChristmas #HolidayGames
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Annie Rauwerda, creator of Depths of Wikipedia, lives for the internet’s weirdest footnotes. That includes things like the long-gone Garfield the cat “G-Mail,” 🙀📬 a very real web oddity now preserved only on the #WaybackMachine. Internet history is stranger—and more fragile—than it looks. Read more 👉 Annie? Rauwerda? depths of wikipedia! #DepthsofWikipedia The Wayback Machine #Wikipedia Internet Archive
Internet Archive39,228 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад