Items tagged with internet archive

by Brittany Goetting - Mon, May 02, 2022

Why The Internet Archive Joined The Opposition To The SMART Copyright Act

Some of the biggest debates about free speech and copyright law tend to happen quietly. The Internet Archive recently voiced opposition against the Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies (SMART) Copyright Act of 2022. The Internet Archive joined a group that is deeply concerned about the potential... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Tue, Oct 15, 2019

Internet Archive Uploads 2,500 Of Your Favorite MS-DOS Games To Play Online

Gamers who have been enjoying PC gaming for decades will probably have fond memories of playing classic MS-DOS games back in the day. Some of those games have been made playable on Archive.org. MS-DOS games have been added as playable in a browser since 2015 thanks to the Internet Archive, and it has announced that... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, Feb 08, 2016

Malware Museum Puts Beautiful, Classic 80s And 90s Era PC Destruction On Display

If you’d like to take a trip down memory lane to a simpler time when MS-DOS was still a big part of computing life and most Americans hadn’t begun to “surf the web”, the Internet Archive has put on a display a virtual museum of computer malware from the 80s and early 90s. But this isn’t just a “static” museum where... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Internet Archive Resurrects Over 2300 Classic MS-DOS Games For Your Enjoyment

Ahhh, the 90s! Jean shorts, Big Johnson t-shirts, fanny packs, and of course, MS-DOS gaming. I can remember spending hours playing games like Crusader: No Remorse, Wolfenstein 3D, Duke Nukem 3D, Road and Track Presents: Need for Speed, and yes even the original Worms (usually in my high school drafting class when I... Read more...