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|purpose=An open source tool for accessing and exploring web archives through emulated legacy browsers.<br />
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|homepage=http://oldweb.today<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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[Sometimes known as Netcapsule or simply "Oldweb". Netcapsule is a proof-of-concept system for browsing old web sites from existing web archives in old browsers, inside a modern browser. When the Netcapsule web page is loaded, the old browser is loaded in an emulator-like setup (Docker container) connecting to an existing archiving service through an HTTP/S proxy]<br />
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== User Experiences ==<br />
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[http://mentalfloss.com/article/73500/browse-first-web-page-using-first-web-browser /Browse the First Web Page Using the First Web Browser]<br />
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