Throwback Tech: 26 old school websites to celebrate the Web’s 26th birthday

This coming March will mark the 26th birthday of the World Wide Web so many of us rely on each and every day. Let's take a look back to appreciate how much it has grown. Below are some old websites from the mid-to-late '90s when the Web was really coming into full swing (or at least that's what we thought). Happy birthday, WWW!

Remember Microsoft's first website in 1994? Feast your eyes upon this retro homepage.

When you were searching for something back in 1998, Google was there for you.

BBC, is that you? 1994. 

Apple has had many makeovers since its website's first appearance in '94. 

In 1995, CNN set up its first website. Before that, it sold CD-ROMs about topical news events. 

In 1996, the New York Times' website spread its news like this.

Gap was styling online in 1997. 

Here's the Netscape AT&T Olympic Games website from 1996. 

LEGO.com built a place for itself on the World Wide Web on March 22, 1996. 

Here's a glimpse back at the NHL's website in 26 years ago. 

Take a look at The Guardian's website in '96. How times have changed.

Expedia.com way back when in 1998. 

In 1997, PBS was nominated for a Webby. 

Space Jam's website has pretty much remained untouched since it's glory days back in 1996.

Pizza Hut was online in 1995. 

And so was Heineken in 1997. 

 Pepsi's eye-catching homepage in 1996. 

Speaking of soda and websites in the '90s, we can't forget about Coca Cola's webpage in 1996. 

The website for the Mars chocolate almond bar had jokes when it first surfaced in 1996. 

 Gatorade, “The Cooler Site” first made its splash in 1996. 

Disney's website back in 1996, with Mickey Mouse, Toy Story characters, and the 101 Dalmatians featured on the front page. 

The Golden Arches back in 1996. Who's not lovin' this?

No one can forget the beloved AOL website from 1998. Many of us signed in there every day, greeted with a warm “Welcome!” Also, Version 4.0 was exciting.

Yahoo! launched its website in 1994, and looked like this.

Here's a picture of eBay's first steps in '98.

And good old Craigslist putting itself out there back in 1995.

Times sure have changed, haven't they? For all we know, we might think the same of today's websites 20-something years from now. If you enjoyed this article, leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.