Invision's forums ca. 2002

[rafalp]

Looks like web archive has snapshot for how IPB 1.0 RC 2 (then named Invision Board) looked like.

Massive nostalgia:

Invision Board (Powered by Invision Board)

web.archive.org

 

[AdamD]

Ah, that brings back memories.

 

[Taylor J]

My favorite days were of 2.x

 

[Pete]

Just think you could sign up with http://jcink.net/ and get your very own hot-rodded IPB 1.3-as-a-service.

 

[KimmiKat]

I still call IPB forums Invision Board.

 

[NYCGuy76]

I don’t know why but I prefer to use styles like that on my forum. As a matter of fact I get my styles coded by ipsfocus.com to make my forums have that classic look.

 

[sixlxvi]

I don’t know why but I prefer to use styles like that on my forum. As a matter of fact I get my styles coded by ipsfocus.com to make my forums have that classic look.

I design free styles for XF that are mostly inspired by what I consider to be the golden days of the Internet, the 2000s. Sites had personality back then and I miss it. I really enjoy creating that type of design. I also have 100s of bookmarks of sites that are modern and responsive but are styled to look nostalgic. I love it.

 

[Mike Creuzer]

Better times

 

[Matt M]

We were just talking about this in our team meeting yesterday.

We celebrate 20 years next month.

 

[KimmiKat]

Can't believe 20 years have passed! When things on the internet was much more simple.

 

[NYCGuy76]

I design free styles for XF that are mostly inspired by what I consider to be the golden days of the Internet, the 2000s. Sites had personality back then and I miss it. I really enjoy creating that type of design. I also have 100s of bookmarks of sites that are modern and responsive but are styled to look nostalgic. I love it.

Are you the one that made that style that looks like the old vbulletin on there? I used that style when I had my Xenforo forum.

 

[Deathstarr]

IPB was a staple for me in the early days. I used it exclusivly. I miss Invisionfree and some the designs that was created for Invisionfree Forums were master peices of the time and way better then paid themes for the time. (2003-2006). I loved 2.0 and there were some great services for the 2.0 days.

 

[kolakube]

I can't tell you how obsessed I was with styling those table rows back in the day.

 

[Taylor J]

IPB was a staple for me in the early days. I used it exclusivly. I miss Invisionfree and some the designs that was created for Invisionfree Forums were master peices of the time and way better then paid themes for the time. (2003-2006). I loved 2.0 and there were some great services for the 2.0 days.

I'll say this every time someone brings it up. If I was able to get the last copy of 2.x and be able to use it I would start up so many adventures lmao

 

[KimmiKat]

Think I have the last copy of 2.x before it became a paid platform on an old PC somewhere.

 

[Deathstarr]

Think I have the last copy of 2.x before it became a paid platform on an old PC somewhere.

I use to but my god that was years ago now lol I had 1.3 also

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I remember those days. Man forums have really changed!

 

[FTL]

I'll say this every time someone brings it up. If I was able to get the last copy of 2.x and be able to use it I would start up so many adventures lmao

If you buy a license (very expensive, I know) would they not allow you to download all versions right down to the first one? XenForo allows this, for example.

 

[Pete]

No, they only let you download current versions, even if your licence was attached to older versions, e.g. I can’t download 3.4 even though my licence was around at that time.

Also if your licence expired you can’t download anything until you renew (vs XF “download the last version you were licensed for”)

 

[FTL]

Pete That's a bummer. Their customer service really could do with some improvement. I'm glad that I downloaded the version available when I bought the license off that ex forum owner back in 2014 as I still plan to try it out sometime locally on my home PC, something I've been meaning to do for ages. Whether I renew it to have a play around with the latest version is another matter.