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Early Access! The story of Archie, the first search engine (Patreon)

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2024-03-23 21:36:14

Imported:

2026-06

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In the first installment of this two-part series, we explore what was termed the "resource discovery problem" of the early Internet and speak to the inventor of the world's first search engine called Archie.

Part two will feature our epic quest to locate the original Archie software, and our attempt at bringing the search pioneer back to life on the modern Internet.

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How the Internet became searchable

The curious story of how a college student wrote a shell script and ended up changing the Internet. We take a look at the FTP search engine called Archie, and find out how it disappeared just as quickly as it arrived. Want more content like this? Support our mission! Send us a Super Thanks and check out our Patreon + Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/serialport Got some retro gear you want to donate? Get in touch with us at serialport.org. Our second channel: @TheParallelPort References coming soon.