Old Wide Web

A sneak peek at an upcoming episode of the new audio drama anthology from Bill Meeks. Meet the Special family, a theater-loving, stoner couple and their three very different kids. It’s 1994, and Michael and Jennifer Special are just trying to help fund in the arts in their community, but their son Ricky is on the run from a school bully, and their daughter Zara is betting everything on a plan to s...

This is a special crosspost from my new show Where I'm From, which you can subscribe to at https://billmeeks.com/whereimfrom. Meet Dino Ignacio , the creator of the infamous 90s website Bert Is Evil . We'll dive into Dino's unique upbringing on the internet and recall the exciting early days of the World Wide Web. From connecting to CompuServe and exploring the BBS scene, to creating the first int...

We get all legal and cover the court cases of Napster and Microsoft. Hold on to your briefs… it’s the Old Wide Web! Links: Nabbing Napster: Napster Bad! , Barenaked Ladies battle Napster with ‘Trojan’ downloads , Napster Usage Numbers , Jammie Thomas Judgement , Napster’s High and Low Notes , Music by Atomsplit United States v Microsoft: Bill Gates Deposition Videos , Gates Deposition Called Evasi...

We talk to the creator of the Ate My Balls meme and pay tribute to the late author and techhead Douglas Adams. Grab your towel and thumb a ride to the Old Wide Web! Links: Mr. T Ate My Balls: Mr. T Ate My Balls Douglas Adams and the Internet: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Internet , Hyperland on Youtube Progz: Digital: A Love Story , Timeline of Web Browsers , The Evolution of HTML Old Website...

Just when you least expected it… a game show! See how well you know classic Internet jargon as we COME ON DOWN…. to the Old Wide Web! Links: What The Heck Does That Mean?: Player One’s Twitter , Player Two’s Twitter , The Prize Progz: The Jargon File , Free MIDI Files @ Home Musician Old Website of the Week: Your Old Crap Website

Take a journey with me and Bryan Lunduke as we explore his past as a BBS Sysop and find out why Bulletin Board Systems are still relevant today. Make sure you use the prefix *70, we’re dialing up to the Old Wide Web! Links: I Was A Teenage Sysop: Bryan’s Blog , The House of Lunduke BBS Memory Allocation: My So-Called 8bit Life (I’m in episodes 4 and 21) Progz: Gopher Archive , Windows 3.1 Emulator...

Learn about the Pets.com Sock Puppet, E-mail scams courtesy of Bill Gates, catch up on your chat jargon, and find out which Internet Service provider works best for you… if you still live in 1996. Break out your snacks, it’s time to head to the Old Wide Web! Links: A Sock on the Hand: The Sock Puppet That Roared: Internet Synergy or a Conflict of Interest? , Dirty Sock & Streisand’s Stocks , T...

Only one week late, we now bring you episode 3! We explore the strange case of time-traveling troll John Titor (voiced by Tom Merritt ), finish our cliff notes version of Internet History in A Brief History of the Internet, and honor the memory of internet pioneer Paul Baran. Now let’s hop in the Delorean and cruise down the skyway to the Old Wide Web! Links: The Strange Case of John Titor: Is Joh...

We cover the Great Internet Blackout Protest of 1996, continue our Cliff Notes version of Internet History in ‘A Brief History of the Internet,’ and try to solicit compensation for an unsung hero of the early web. So strap on your Chrono-belts, time cadets. It’s the first episode of The Old Wide Web! Links: The Day The Internet Went Dark: Web Blackout Commemorative , Remembering the Great Web Blac...

Hey, it’s our first episode! In this episode we talk about the Bert is Evil phenomenon, start our Cliff Notes version of Internet History, go over the 12 commandments of BBS Users, and hop into the Wayback Machine. So strap on your Chrono-belts, time cadets. It’s the first episode of The Old Wide Web! Links: Bert Is Evil: Dino’s Surrender Letter , Dino Ignacio on Internet Superstar , Official Bert...

To know where the Internet is going you have to know where it's been. Every episode we'll examine the sites, terms, and personalities that have defined the online world. Strap on your Chrono-Belts, time cadets. It’s time to take a trip… to the Old Wide Web!