AltaVista Search (1999)×
Website1995 – 2001
AltaVista Search (1999)
Caption
Minimal query box and dense link results — the pre-Google search gateway.
Historical Impact
AltaVista pioneered full-text web search for mainstream users (1995–2001). Its sparse homepage, oversized query field, and unstyled result lists taught early web users how to hunt for GeoCities neighborhoods, shareware, and MIDI files across an unmapped internet.