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|purpose=A tool for exploring web archives through emulated legacy browsers.
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|purpose=An open source tool for accessing and exploring web archives through emulated legacy browsers.
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
<!-- Describe the what the tool does, focusing on it's digital preservation value. Keep it factual. -->
 
<!-- Describe the what the tool does, focusing on it's digital preservation value. Keep it factual. -->
Sometimes known as Netcapsule or simply "Oldweb"
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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]
  
 
== User Experiences ==
 
== User Experiences ==
 
<!-- Add hotlinks to user experiences with the tool (eg. blog posts). These should illustrate the effectiveness (or otherwise) of the tool. Use a bullet list. -->
 
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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]
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== Development Activity ==
 
== Development Activity ==

Revision as of 15:58, 24 September 2018


Oldweb.today
An open source tool for accessing and exploring web archives through emulated legacy browsers.
Homepage:http://oldweb.today
License:MPL 2.0
Platforms:Browser-based. An instance is available for public use at http://oldweb.today; self-hosting the tool is possible on a server running Docker

Description

[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]

User Experiences

/Browse the First Web Page Using the First Web Browser


Development Activity