What happened to ICWhen.com?

[Gregory DG]

Former Atari employee Don Thomas had an excellent website that listed video game & computer history from waaaaaaaa back. With dates, names, companies, etc.

 

I go there tonight, and it's gone. At least the history part.

 

http://www.icwhen.com/

 

What happened!?

[jaybird3rd]

I don't know, but I don't think his history pages had been updated in about five years. It had to be a LOT of work to put them together, and even more work to keep them up-to-date, and I figure he's just decided to focus on other interests/concerns instead. I noticed they were gone a couple months ago; fortunately, I had already saved text copies for my own reference.

[+Random Terrain]

Remember that you can still get the information here if you need it:

 

http://web.archive.org/web/20060110140558/...ook/index.shtml

 

Just right click on a link that you are interested in, copy the address and paste it in the search box on this page:

 

http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

 

Then pick the latest useful link in the list and view the page. The only problem is that the dates are missing.

[thomasholzer]

i remember printing the whole thing in 1998, masses of paper, luckely i already owned a HP laser 6L

[+Random Terrain]

If he's not planning on putting the info in a book, why doesn't he just give it to another web site so that we have access to it? I sent him an e-mail, but got no reply. I don't care who hosts the info, whether it is my web site or any other site, I just think it should stay online for people to look at.

[jaybird3rd]

If he's not planning on putting the info in a book, why doesn't he just give it to another web site so that we have access to it? I sent him an e-mail, but got no reply. I don't care who hosts the info, whether it is my web site or any other site, I just think it should stay online for people to look at.

I agree. I don't think Don has made any additions at all since September 2001, but it's still a great resource.