FragileUndertow said:

babynoz said:

Just listened to One Song and got a little weepy again.

Yeah the music section made me a bit I love the song thoe

Me too. It's great to see it back online in good quality.

I hate to burst anyones bubble, and I, also thing the Prince Online Museum is kick ass and Sam Jennings should be applauded for doing this, but, in some way, I have always had my own Prince online museum in a way by using this site:

http://archive.org/web/web.php

The Wayback Machine!!!

Admittedly though there were some aspects and sections of certain sites that couldnt be accessed, like u can on the Prince Online Museum, but overall it was a good tool to use to access old and archived websites!!

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babynoz said:

So lovely to go back and browse..

Makes me feel sad all over again

PurpleSpirit319 said:

I hate to burst anyones bubble, and I, also thing the Prince Online Museum is kick ass and Sam Jennings should be applauded for doing this, but, in some way, I have always had my own Prince online museum in a way by using this site:

http://archive.org/web/web.php

The Wayback Machine!!!

Admittedly though there were some aspects and sections of certain sites that couldnt be accessed, like u can on the Prince Online Museum, but overall it was a good tool to use to access old and archived websites!!

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How are your bursting anyones bubble? The wayback machine is not news to most people

There is no comparison to that and what Sam has put together.

PurpleMusic07 said:

babynoz said:

For everybody who was asking about the L4OA and Knowlege Room essays that I posted a few weeks ago, they are all there.

Yaaaasss! im going to have a blast exploring everything in full.

Exactly. It's nothing like the wayback machine.

Sam has put everything about the history of Prince's online presence together in one place. He even gives the backstory of how each project happened, who was involved, etc.

And the best part is that he managed to preserve a good amount of the content. It's a great rememberance. A few of us shared some bits and pieces from the sites but I'm glad that he was able to put it all together.

Thats why now I DO applaud what Sam has done because you can do so much more stuff on all the sites on the Prince Online Museum that u just CANNOT do on any of the sites on the Wayback Machine!! In fact you cant access the Love4OneAnother site on the Wayback Machine now!!

Its just that the Wayback Machine was a good memory inducing tool to use at the time BEFORE the Prince Online Museum opened up!!

FragileUndertow said:

I remember back to 2001.. Really cool to register stuff. I hope it stays

yep

this is an awesome idea & great work from the guys. bringing back some serious memories.

I admit it: I got a little misty when the player came up out of the pool in the Reflection Room.

Thank U Sam!

There was a nice symmetry to seeing the NPGMC resurrected 10 years to the day it was closed down suddenly (due to a copyright claim by Nature Publishing Group and possibly due to the speculation in the forums over his marriage to Mani / and or to the fan response to the early version of Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful as I recall).

Anyhow, I must say i am amazed at how timeless it felt going back there (NPGMC), it's like no time has elapsed at all. It's also a testament to the good design. Quite fittingly I ended up clicking on a section where the phrase 'Time is a Trick' came up, how timely! It certainly felt that way looking around, it's brought back a lot of memories but was also slightly eerie now that he's not here.

It's like the lights are on but nobody is home.

Although for some reason having these sites back up it feels as if he's watching over somehow. It was strange to go into the Knowledge Room and find all the JW Bible references and also copies of many essays he wrote around that time on the Death of Cool, Consolidation etc, these are still as relevant now as they were then, perhaps even more so.

I will explore more soon but does feel a little strange now he's not here physically (although as he said There's Others Here With Us), although it feels like a part of him lives on there just like his music.

this is lovely. i didn't get into "life online" until 1999/2000 so the older stuff was cool to see. it does make me a bit wistful.

http://www.startribune.com/prince-online-museum-goes-live/385492131/

The Minneapolis Star Tribune has written an article about the online museum, with quotes from Sam Jennings.

This brings back memories! Amazing job to those responsible for it! If only there was still one we could join - even retroactively. Then again I'd still just want to hoard all the merch and music

I went on vacation for the 4th Holiday and promised my family to limit my online. Now that I am home I just spent hours on the Online Museum. Brought back wonderful memories and a few tears. You can tell Sam did this with a lot of love.

This is great!

bookwomen said:

This is Funky, POM!!!

Great selection of videos on the Lotusflow3r site. Really great job!

Doing this is another great way to carry on the legacy that was Prince! This will enable fans to connect more than we already have, (which has been a lot!) It's a fantastic idea, it's a great site! Love 4 One Another!!

jayspud said:

Great selection of videos on the Lotusflow3r site. Really great job!

There were videos in the NPG sites that I have not seen since the site was active.

I also got a kick out of the small print. This site is best viewed using Netscape or Explorer 5

Awesome job.

Didn't he also have webpages for "The Gold Experience" and "Chaos & Disorder"? Not websites as we know them, I don't think either was more than an online flyer for the album.

Noodled24 said:

Awesome job.

Didn't he also have webpages for "The Gold Experience" and "Chaos & Disorder"? Not websites as we know them, I don't think either was more than an online flyer for the album.

Warner Bros had a Choas and Disorder website with Dinner with Delores streamed.

I do not recall any web site for Gold.

bookwomen said:

Noodled24 said:

Awesome job.

Didn't he also have webpages for "The Gold Experience" and "Chaos & Disorder"? Not websites as we know them, I don't think either was more than an online flyer for the album.

Warner Bros had a Choas and Disorder website with Dinner with Delores streamed.

I do not recall any web site for Gold.

This was also the source of the Chaos & Disorder screen saver?

I can't remember much about the Gold site. It must have been printed on one of the album booklets or single sleeves though?

This is a fine project and especially so because it engages students from the #yeswecode program. (And if I misread that, the site should bring in those students as interns, ahem.

The one interview of the 2013 site, I loved the story where the engineer was working in a cold room at PP and Prince went and got him a space heater from upstairs.

PP has to be a bear to heat in winter in Minnesota. Minneapolis in January is brutal cold. Double digit subzero and winds--and snow. It is a test of fortitude. PP was built in the '80's and who knows if its heating system was updated, but it must have had multiple furnaces and AC units. Climate control is an issue with electronics, tapes, vinyl etc.

But in 2013, it was cold. There were space heaters and Prince went and got one for this engineer so he wouldn't be so cold. Sweet.

SirLancelot said:

via Sam Jennings' FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/...mp;theater

http://princeonlinemuseum.com/

https://www.facebook.com/...inemuseum/

I surfed the net and went on the museum, it's amazing! Pay a visit if you can!