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Yes, even Webmonkey backs the wrong horse every once in a long,
long while. I know, can you believe it? But each clunker provides a
quaint reminder of the way the Web once was — guaranteed to leave
you misty-eyed!
Geek Rockers Jam with Shockwave Streaming Audio
Streaming with Shockwave? Back in 1996, some people around here actually thought it was a good idea. Actually, back then, it really was a good idea. (Check out the link geared to 14.4 modems. Man.)
Multicasting and the Mbone
The MBone's connected to the ... not much any more.
ActiveX Controls in Internet Explorer 4.0
Ooh! ActiveX! Though it certainly wasn't the last of Microsoft's proprietary browser wing-dings, at least it was short-lived.
FireWired for Speed
According to this 1998 article, we were going to "start seeing backward-compatible stereo components, televisions, DVD players, and possibly even FireWire-equipped VCRs in the not-too-distant future." Then why can't my iPod, TiVo, Windows XP PC, Playstation 2, Toshiba DVD, and Quasar Microwave talk to each other? Hm.
Don't Kill Your TV, Reinvent It
Remember when WebTV was poised to change the way we watched television? Remember? (Creakkkk?)
Exchanging Data with WDDX
WDDX? Isn't that some radio station in Cincinnati? Home to Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap? Huh.
The Web Star Search
This is a cute one: Evany writing about the Web as still in its "novelty phase." Aw.
Intro to HDML
Ah yes, HDML, language of the future ... right up until it was swallowed whole by WML. Oops.
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