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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does SDF count? It's been going since 1987. Obviously the Lemmy instance is newer, and it's stretching the definition of website a bit.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You ask as if people know what SDF is.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Since it's my instance and you can probably click to it through my username, I felt like a link would be overkill. But: www.sdf.org.

That was honestly kind of rhetorical, too. It's been something you could connect to since the 80's, and it's still an everyday part of my life, which is related enough to mention even if OP wouldn't call that a website.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That didn't really answer the implied question.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 15 hours ago

Oh. It's a foundation that provided and provides free access to the new and exciting technology of the INTERNET. The most popular thing now seems the be shell connections to machines running historical OS's like Unix. There's also Gopher and dialup and an internet radio station and a bunch of other services. Lemmy isn't even listed on the main site, but obviously it still is online.

Beyond that I have to admit I'm new and don't know it all. The foundation's website itself feels like a mix of a museum exhibit and an actual active front page.