Blast from the Past: Website Lets You Relive Google's 1998 Search Engine

This website takes you back to when Google was just starting out in 1998
Google Search has evolved a lot over 25 years and is now more intelligent
You can experience the nostalgia of the old, uncluttered Google Search page
The search function works as normal but the look is retro
Google Search first launched as a subdomain of Stanford University's site

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