~ Early Web Links ~

Created by ODP editor geniac, this page tracks and compares the growth of the Open Directory Project (DMOZ) and Yahoo Directory through detailed size charts and milestone tables spanning 1998 to 2004. It's a fascinating historical snapshot of the early web directory wars, complete with projected vs. actual crossover dates and a Q&A section explaining the methodology behind the size calculations.

Fagan Finder is a comprehensive meta-search portal that aggregates hundreds of search engines, databases, encyclopedias, and specialty search tools into a single organized interface. Visitors can search across mainstream engines like Google and Bing, non-English regional engines, social media platforms, Q&A sites, image and video search tools, and much more, making it an invaluable reference hub for serious researchers.

This is the legendary Ward Cunningham wiki (c2.com), the original wiki ever created, focused on software development, programming patterns, and computer science concepts. The CamelCase page specifically documents the WikiWord naming convention that became foundational to wiki culture and collaborative web-based knowledge systems.

Marcus P. Zillman's 2026 Directory of Directories is a massive curated reference collection covering hundreds of subject categories, from AI and biotechnology to genealogy and journalism. Created by a self-described eSolutions Architect and Internet expert, this long-running resource serves as a meta-directory linking to specialized resource guides across virtually every field of knowledge.

WiseCat's Top 50 Search Engines is a curated directory listing and describing the most popular search engines of the early web era, including Google, Ask Jeeves, Lycos, and dozens more with brief explanations of each. Part of the larger WiseCat portal, this page also features a multi-search tool and links to UK-specific search resources, making it a handy one-stop reference for web navigation.

Euroseek.com bills itself as the first European web directory, organizing links to sites across every European country from Albania to Yugoslavia. Visitors can browse country-by-country listings covering travel, government, finance, and more, all focused on the European continent.

Fravia's Searchlores is a legendary, advertisement-free collection of advanced internet searching strategies, essays, and techniques for finding information on the web, from basic queries to deep web research. Built by the renowned researcher Fravia, this site offers raw searching knowledge including webbits, guessing techniques, combing methods, and search engine strategies that were far ahead of their time.

The official NetBSD/macppc FAQ covers everything a user needs to install and run NetBSD on PowerPC-based Apple hardware, from booting and partitioning to Open Firmware, supported hardware models, and peripheral configuration. With dozens of detailed questions and answers spanning networking, ADB keyboards, USB devices, and kernel options, it serves as an indispensable technical reference for running this Unix-like OS on older Power Macs and PowerBooks.

FOLDOC (Free On-line Dictionary of Computing) is a massive reference work maintained by Denis Howe since 1985, containing over 15,000 definitions covering everything from acronyms and jargon to programming languages, networking, and computing history. With its breadth spanning telecoms, mathematics, electronics, and even the occasional bit of 'art,' it remains one of the oldest and most comprehensive computing dictionaries on the open web.

The official home of the ASCII Ribbon Campaign, an advocacy movement urging internet users to avoid HTML email and proprietary file attachments in favor of plain text. The site explains the technical and practical reasons behind the campaign, offers multilingual resources, and provides badge graphics for supporters to display on their own sites.