Early Commercial Sites
Archived commercial websites from 1990–1999. Explore the foundations of e-commerce, early corporate web presence, and the dawn of the dot-com era.
Amazon.com
1995
http://amazon.com/ (archived)
Original bookstore storefront. Featured a simple HTML layout, CGI-driven shopping cart, and a guestbook. One of the first major online retailers.
eBay Auctions
1995
http://auctions.ebay.com/
Early peer-to-peer auction interface. Frame-based navigation, real-time bidding counters, and a community-driven marketplace.
Netscape Communications
1994
http://home.netscape.com/
Corporate launch site for the Netscape Navigator browser. Featured product downloads, developer resources, and early web standards documentation.
Pizza.com
1996
http://pizza.com/
One of the first commercial domain registrations. Featured a simple ordering form, franchise directory, and animated banner ads.
Yahoo! Directory
1994
http://www.yahoo.com/
Early web directory and search engine. Hierarchical categories, frame-based layout, and curated links to early commercial sites.
BookStack
1996
http://www.bookstack.com/
Early competitor to Amazon. Featured a catalog browser, early SSL checkout simulation, and email newsletter signup.