decades.tech – Tech industry news from exactly 20 years ago.

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Decades.tech is a news website that publishes technology industry articles from exactly 20 years prior to the current date. It serves people interested in tech history and how the industry has evolved over time. The site automatically surfaces what was happening in the tech world two decades ago, offering a unique perspective on how far the industry has come and which predictions from that era proved accurate or incorrect.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Ten Years Ago2017 · neal.fun · ▲336

  See what was happening on the Internet ten years ago

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  decades.tech — News from 2 decades ago.2020 · ▲1

  "Live tweeting" the Dot-com crash.

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  Timehop2014 · timehop.com · ▲151

  Your digital life history

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  Timeless articles posted on Hacker News, written 1321 to 20212021 · hn.lindylearn.io · ▲221

  A series of experiments in applying the Lindy Effect to the internet — lessons from over 5 years of product building.

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  Surfkoll2014 · surfkoll.se · ▲88

  Insights into your browsing history

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  Ten Years Ago2018 · neal.fun · ▲38

  See what was happening on the internet ten years ago

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲936

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 15d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 16d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 10d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 24d ago · space.bl2.net

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  HEY▲1,862

  Email at its best, new from Basecamp

  Growth · 2020 · hey.com

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  Linear▲767

  Streamlined issue tracking for software teams

  Dev tools · 2020 · linear.app

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  Lemon.io▲693

  Hire vetted developers on demand at startup prices

  Dev tools · 2020 · lemon.io

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  Toy Faces Library▲657

  A fun diverse library of 3D avatars for your design mockups.

  Work · 2020 · amrit.art

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  A Reddit reader that looks like the frontpage of a print newspaper▲638

  Unim.Press is a Reddit reader in the style of a certain classic metropolitan newspaper

  Life & fun · 2020 · unim.press

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  Hacker News front page in the style of a print newspaper▲627

  Hacker News front page in the style of a print newspaper

  Life & fun · 2020 · wolfgangfaust.com