System Changelog

Tracking updates to the preservation engine, crawler infrastructure, and archive database. Latest patches include GeoCities sector recovery and Netscape rendering improvements.

Last Updated: 2024-05-14

Current Build: v2.4.1

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v2.4.1 2024-05-14 Hotfix

Fixed timestamp parsing on Y2K-era pages

Resolved an issue where dates formatted as DD/MM/00 were incorrectly rendered as year 2000 instead of 1999. Added special handling for two-digit year formats in the legacy date parser.

#parser #dates

v2.4.0 2024-05-10 Feature

GeoCities Sector 7G Recovery Complete

Successfully recovered 4,200 previously lost pages from the GeoCities 'Space' sector. All pages have been restored with original HTML structure, embedded MIDI files, and animated GIF assets.

#geocities #recovery

Added 'Under Construction' GIF Metadata Extractor

New tool identifies and extracts metadata from classic construction GIFs used on early homepages. Can detect build version, source URL, and embedded text layers.

#gif #metadata

v2.3.2 2024-04-28 Maintenance

Database Shard Migration

Migrated archive database from Sector-4 to Sector-8 storage cluster. Expected 15% improvement in query response times for deep archive searches.

#infra #database

v2.3.1 2024-04-22 Fix

Resolved backwards GIF animation glitch

Fixed a rendering issue where certain animated GIFs from 1997-1998 were playing in reverse due to incorrect loop count interpretation in the legacy decoder.

#rendering #gif

v2.3.0 2024-04-15 Feature

Netscape Navigator 3.0 Emulator Integration

Added full emulation support for Netscape Navigator 3.0. Allows authentic rendering of frames-based layouts and proprietary CSS extensions from the late 90s.

#netscape #emulation

New 'Web Ring' Navigation Visualizer

Interactive graph showing connections between archived sites linked via WebRing networks. Supports filtering by topic and era.

#webring #visualization

v2.2.0 2024-03-30 Breaking

API v2 Authentication Overhaul

Deprecated legacy API key format. All API requests now require OAuth2 tokens. Migration guide available in documentation. This affects third-party crawler integrations.

#api #security

v2.1.0 2024-03-15 Feature

MIDI Archive Expansion

Added support for background MIDI playback simulation. Over 12,000 .mid files recovered from archived sites are now playable directly in the browser.

#midi #audio

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