What 12 famous brands' terrible websites looked like when they launched in the 1990s

In the mid-to-late 1990s, people started expecting their favourite brands to have websites.

Unfortunately, most of the resulting efforts were pretty terrible. There was no winning model to follow, so designers were left stabbing in the dark.

We used the Wayback Machine, which archives old websites, to dig up the some of the most basic sites brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's had when they first launched in the mid-90s.

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Mercedes-Benz: January 24, 1997

(Wayback Machine)

Mercedes-Benz: Now

(Mercedes Benz)

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McDonalds: November 10, 1996

McDonalds: Now

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Pepsi: December 19, 1996

Pepsi: Now

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Google: November 11, 1998

Google: Now

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Apple: December 11, 1998

Apple: Now

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Ferrari: April 17, 1997

Ferrari: Now

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Coca-Cola: Jan. 15, 1998

Coca-Cola: Now

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Amazon: August 16, 1995

Amazon: Now

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Burger King: December 26, 1996

Burger King: Now

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Gap: December 16, 1996

Gap: Now

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Ebay: January 16, 1999

Ebay: Now

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Domino's Pizza: December 19, 1996

Domino's Pizza: Now

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