Strange question, I know. It came to me after re-watching a scene from The Social Network the other day. David Fincher, the director, is always really on the ball when it comes to the small details in terms of technology in his films. Since this movie took place in the early days of Facebook, it shows people using laptops of that era, operating systems from the time, and web browsers showcasing the old visual style that Facebook had long ago.
It was the end of the film when I tuned in on TV the other day, and the Mark Zuckerberg character is refreshing a Facebook profile repeatedly for a while as the credits begin. In this scene, he's using the old Netscape Navigator/Communicator browser, and I found myself feeling a sense of nostalgia for the bygone browser.
It's not like I'm pining for the good ol' days of Netscape or anything. Software is iterative by nature, and the Web is far beyond its relatively primitive form depicted in this scene of the movie. It's just that seeing old software like that in use brought back memories of the time.
I have a feeling that I'm not the only one who sometimes feels this way when encountering screenshots or discussions about bygone software.
Tidbit: When Firefox stepped in to fill the void left behind by Netscape Navigator (seen below) in the early 2000's, I used a Netscape theme for Firefox to simulate that old feel. I just really liked those old Netscape icons, and even back then I was already getting nostalgic over Netscape's demise. The early versions of Netscape were the gateway to my earliest ventures into the World Wide Web as a kid.
It was the end of the film when I tuned in on TV the other day, and the Mark Zuckerberg character is refreshing a Facebook profile repeatedly for a while as the credits begin. In this scene, he's using the old Netscape Navigator/Communicator browser, and I found myself feeling a sense of nostalgia for the bygone browser.
It's not like I'm pining for the good ol' days of Netscape or anything. Software is iterative by nature, and the Web is far beyond its relatively primitive form depicted in this scene of the movie. It's just that seeing old software like that in use brought back memories of the time.
I have a feeling that I'm not the only one who sometimes feels this way when encountering screenshots or discussions about bygone software.
Tidbit: When Firefox stepped in to fill the void left behind by Netscape Navigator (seen below) in the early 2000's, I used a Netscape theme for Firefox to simulate that old feel. I just really liked those old Netscape icons, and even back then I was already getting nostalgic over Netscape's demise. The early versions of Netscape were the gateway to my earliest ventures into the World Wide Web as a kid.
