Ever wanted to see what the Yahoo! homepage looked like in 1996? Ever wanted to watch some World War Two propaganda? Then you should mouse on over to www.archive.org.

With billions of pieces of content, Internet Archive aims to build a library of websites, video, audio and text from various sources. It's a Herculean effort, with there being 150 billion web pages alone, 450 000 audio recordings, 237 000 videos and almost two million texts to browse through.

The wealth of content available on the site can be off-putting, with there being a lot of files to wade through. But it's a small price to pay for the amount of fascinating, wonderful and occasionally weird goods on offer.

One of the main draw cards of Internet Archive is the ability to search for a site and view any of its archived pages, even iafrica's early years are available for your viewing pleasure (or entertainment!). Some sites, such as Google's prototype search page illustrate how far we've come since then.

Videos are also a great feature, with a wide variety available to watch or download. Videos vary wildly; from vintage cartoons like Betty Boop to full-length films ? it's a staggering collection that's only rivalled by dedicated video sharing sites such as YouTube and Zoopy. There's even a live music section dedicated to performances and concerts.

User submissions are one of the main ways in which one can contribute to the site ? a plus for those who'd like to submit either their own original content or something rare and significant.

The amount of content at Internet Archive is simply staggering, and while it's easy to get lost, you might enjoy the thrill of it all...