Wayback.co

Dev tools

browser utility

SHOW HN2015

18points
6comments
#1,340of 2,565 in 2015
Top 53%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Makes Wayback Machine easy to reach from the site being viewed

    From 2 comments
    • Making Wayback Machine accessible in the context of the site that your likely to be wanting to view is so simple yet incredibly helpful. Thanks very much.
      benjaminjosephw on HN
    • Thats's really cool!
      eecks on HN

Objections

  • Only points the browser to a dated Wayback URL; little added value

    From 1 comment
    • Your code is just pointing the browser to a specific waybackmachine URL that has the date embedded. It's not showing you the page from a year ago; it's showing you the page from…
      fluxquanta on HN

Alternatives named

  • Wayback Machine web interface

    From 1 comment
    • Show oldest page: https://web.archive.org/web/00000000000000/news.ycombinator.com Show newest page: https://web.archive.org/*/news.ycombinator.com
      tux on HN

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