-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Boraxman <=-
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-=> Boraxman wrote to Kaelon <=-
Ka> I love this practice, and genuinely, wish I would adopt it more often
Ka> myself. Of course, the loss of Geocities was tremendous because
Ka> virtually all of those sites were filled with really interesting
Ka> information from amateurs and professionals alike. True subject matter
Ka> experts are passionate and know their topics really well, and when you
Ka> see them provide insight, it's a joy to read and review.
pF> Wordpress.com is a good starting point, they have a great UI, free
pF> plans, and you can export your data to your self-hosted wordpress
pF> instance when you're ready.
pF> I've captured information for posterity, shared photos, and written a
pF> FAQ that are all hosted on a site I started in 2000.
I have used wordpress sites, but not wordpress.com. It is pretty good, and
easy to get up and running. I have a half developed site, but decided to just
go with plain HTML and CSS.
Bo> I still have some data from the 90s and 2000's, but most people I would
Bo> wager, don't, and if they do, it is lost, obscure, opaque. Look at all
Bo> the BBS's that existed in the 80's and 90's, how many of those are now
Bo> lost forever?
pF> I so wish I spent more money on data storage back in the 90s and kept
pF> better backups. As it is, I have a backup from 1994 and 1999, and
pF> that's it.
Same, though in the 90's I didn't have money, being a student. I wish I kept
the school work I did and bought more floppies to back things up I though I
didn't need anymore. But the hard drive I had was tiny, and I had no where
else but some floppies to put things, and they were limited. I have most of my
files from back then, going back to the stuff on 360K disks, but for some
reason, files I created myself I've been more willing to just delete when the
school work or project was handed in. I really regret taping over my tape of
Commodore 64 programs I wrote.
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