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This collection contains .tar or .zip files of the collections of these sites, which are then browsable using the Internet Archive's archive view functionality.
Created in 1971 (and refined in 1985), the File Transfer Protocol allowed Internet or network-connected computers to transfer binary and ASCII files between each other. To facilitate transferring of files in a pre-WWW era, FTP sites allowing anonymous or open-access connections became available worldwide. As they were often connected to machines with sizable resources, these FTP Sites became magnets for large amounts of data, totaling in the hundreds of megabytes (and later gigabytes) and allowing hundreds (later thousands) of simultaneous users.
As websites provided easier and easier access, FTP sites have fallen by the wayside as primary distribution channels, and decade-plus sites that were once the primary sources for various types of files have fallen into disrepair or quiet deaths.
FTP snapshot of the DOWNLOAD.INTEL.COM FTP site, including schematics, press releases, drivers, and other support files. Captured using WGET in January of 2014. Click here for a listing of files.
FTP site capture of ftp.ubisoft.com from January 17, 2014 This site's content covers the beginning of Ubi Soft's presence on the Internet from the 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century when it changed its company name to Ubisoft. Topics: Ubi, patch, Ubisoft, ftp
FTP site capture of ftp.ubi.com from January 17, 2014 This site's content covers the time period from the year 2000 onward when the company changed its name from Ubi Soft to Ubisoft. Topics: Ubi, patch, Ubisoft, ftp
Grab of contents of the FTP.PARC.XEROX.COM ftp site, collecting papers and software related to the Xerox PARC research facility. Grab conducted using wget in January of 2014. Click here for an index of this site. Topics: FTP Site, Xerox, PARC, Scientific Papers, Software
A copy of ftp.novalogic.com as it was in December 2014. Original game patches and demos from NovaLogic are available in this archive. Topics: ftp, patch, NovaLogic
This is a grab of the Atari folder (computer, not console) from ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de. A file listing is included.Contains a wide range of files and materials, including demos from Checkpoint, and Escape. Topics: archiveteam, atari, ftp, demoscene
FTP Site grab of FTP.TANDBERGDATA.COM, with material primarily regarding tape drive operation and support software. Grabbed using WGET in January of 2014.
Complete, unmodified backup of Monolith Productions' FTP server (ftp.lith.com), created on January 31st, 2014, as it existed back then. Backup created by manually downloading the pub/ directory with FileZilla. Original file modified dates preserved. Topic: FTP sites
This collection contains .tar or .zip files of the collections of these sites, which are then browsable using the Internet Archive's archive view functionality.
Created in 1971 (and refined in 1985), the File Transfer Protocol allowed Internet or network-connected computers to transfer binary and ASCII files between each other. To facilitate transferring of files in a pre-WWW era, FTP sites allowing anonymous or open-access connections became available worldwide. As they were often connected to machines with sizable resources, these FTP Sites became magnets for large amounts of data, totaling in the hundreds of megabytes (and later gigabytes) and allowing hundreds (later thousands) of simultaneous users.
As websites provided easier and easier access, FTP sites have fallen by the wayside as primary distribution channels, and decade-plus sites that were once the primary sources for various types of files have fallen into disrepair or quiet deaths.
