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AltaVista

AltaVista was the Google of the late '90s. It was one of the most popular search engines of its time. Still in existence, AltaVista is now owned by Yahoo and is powered by Yahoo Search.

This screenshot is from October 1996.

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HotBot ruled......
I did also used, or should I say "preferred" HotBot all the way, it yielded better results and offered more search options; don't forget that Yahoo! was a directory, like an interactive Yellow Pages b... (Read the rest)
Posted by: loquique Posted on: 08/06/09  (Edited: 08/06/09 @ 08:06) You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
What about HotBot?  olePigeon | 08/04/08
Yes HotBot all the way  dcmorrow | 07/31/09
RE: (Images: Dinosaur sightings: Old search engines)  bhartman@... | 08/05/08
Cuil...  ross2000 | 08/05/08
Deja News  3dguru | 08/09/08
You missed WebFerret  TranMan | 07/31/09
And Google is STILL Not Out of Beta  Boulder_Bum | 07/31/09
RE: (Images: Dinosaur sightings: Old search engines)  professordnm | 07/31/09
Infoseek  Too Old For IT | 07/31/09
Same here  daengbo | 07/31/09
This screenshot comes from October 1996?  pgit | 08/01/09
Look closer  callandor87 | 08/01/09
HotBot ruled......  loquique | 08/06/09

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