https://404memoryfound.com/ 404 Memory Found is a nostalgia blog about the technology, games, websites and companies of the 90s and 2000s: what they cost, why they won or lost, and what happened to them. en Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://404memoryfound.com/posts/skymall-still-around-who-owns-it.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/skymall-still-around-who-owns-it.html Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes SkyMall is still around in 2026 as an online store. C&A Marketing bought the bankrupt in-flight catalog at auction in 2015 for $1.9 million. Business Blunders Internet Culture https://404memoryfound.com/posts/montgomery-ward-failed-who-owns-it.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/montgomery-ward-failed-who-owns-it.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Montgomery Ward closed all 250 stores in 2001 after 128 years. Colony Brands has owned the name since 2008 and sells it online at wards.com. Business Blunders Money & Tech https://404memoryfound.com/posts/homestar-runner-still-updating.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/homestar-runner-still-updating.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Homestar Runner is still updating in 2026, just not weekly. The site launched January 1, 2000 and now runs on Ruffle instead of Flash. Internet Culture Software & Apps https://404memoryfound.com/posts/packard-bell-computer-brand-today.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/packard-bell-computer-brand-today.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Marcus Vale Packard Bell is owned by Acer, which relaunched the dead 1990s PC brand in September 2026 with a 499 euro laptop sold everywhere but the US. Hardware Business Blunders https://404memoryfound.com/posts/payphones-left-united-states.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/payphones-left-united-states.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Theo Lindqvist How many payphones are left? The FCC's last count found under 100,000 in 2016, then it quit counting in 2018. New York held one in five of them. Then vs Now Hardware https://404memoryfound.com/posts/laserdisc-value-collector-market.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/laserdisc-value-collector-market.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Theo Lindqvist Most LaserDiscs are worth under $5, but scarce pressings run into the hundreds. Tokyo Raiders, the last title ever released, has fetched $5,700. Hardware Then vs Now Money & Tech https://404memoryfound.com/posts/tower-records-still-around.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/tower-records-still-around.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Tower Records is still around as an online store and a chain in Japan, but all 89 US stores closed after the 2006 bankruptcy auction. Business Blunders Music & Entertainment https://404memoryfound.com/posts/etoys-com-who-owns-it-now.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/etoys-com-who-owns-it-now.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Toys R Us has owned eToys.com since February 2009, paying a reported $2.15 million. The original eToys died in 2001, two years after a $76 IPO pop. Business Blunders Internet Culture https://404memoryfound.com/posts/broadcast-com-yahoo-billion-dollar-deal.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/broadcast-com-yahoo-billion-dollar-deal.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Yahoo bought Broadcast.com for $5.7 billion in 1999 and closed the service by 2002. The company had booked $22.4 million of revenue in 1998. Business Blunders Internet Culture https://404memoryfound.com/posts/everquest-still-active-2026.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/everquest-still-active-2026.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Marcus Vale EverQuest is still active in 2026: Darkpaw Games runs the 1999 MMO, and a new server called Lethar opened on August 26, 2026. Gaming Internet Culture https://404memoryfound.com/posts/is-angelfire-still-online.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/is-angelfire-still-online.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Angelfire is not still online. Lycos took the free web host down on April 24, 2026, after a January outage and 30 days of notice. Internet Culture Business Blunders https://404memoryfound.com/posts/heelys-still-sold-2026.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/heelys-still-sold-2026.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Theo Lindqvist Heelys are still sold new in 2026, owned by BBC International, which paid $11 million for the brand in 2021. Peak year: 6.2 million pairs in 2006. Then vs Now Money & Tech https://404memoryfound.com/posts/discovery-zone-failed-indoor-playground.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/discovery-zone-failed-indoor-playground.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Discovery Zone failed after two bankruptcies and closed for good by the end of 2001. One unaffiliated center still uses the name in 2026. Business Blunders Then vs Now https://404memoryfound.com/posts/rainforest-cafe-locations-left.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/rainforest-cafe-locations-left.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Rainforest Cafe is down to 16 US restaurants in 11 states in 2026, from a peak of 59. Landry's owns it, and the Paris location closes in November. Business Blunders Then vs Now https://404memoryfound.com/posts/is-kinkos-still-around.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/is-kinkos-still-around.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Kinko's is gone in the US: FedEx bought it for $2.4 billion, then took an $891 million charge in 2008 to stop using the name. Business Blunders Then vs Now https://404memoryfound.com/posts/is-toonami-still-on-tv.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/is-toonami-still-on-tv.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Toonami is still on TV in 2026: Adult Swim airs it Saturdays, midnight to 4 a.m. ET. Cartoon Network killed it in 2008 and a 2012 prank revived it. Music & Entertainment Internet Culture https://404memoryfound.com/posts/g4-tv-failed-twice.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/g4-tv-failed-twice.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Marcus Vale G4 TV failed twice. Comcast unplugged the gaming channel on December 31, 2014, revived it in November 2021, and shut it down again in October 2022. Gaming Business Blunders Music & Entertainment https://404memoryfound.com/posts/is-photobucket-still-around.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/is-photobucket-still-around.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Reyes Photobucket is still around in 2026, but only as paid storage: free accounts ended in June 2023 and plans now start at $5 a month for 1TB. Internet Culture Business Blunders https://404memoryfound.com/posts/does-yahoo-messenger-still-exist.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/does-yahoo-messenger-still-exist.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Theo Lindqvist Yahoo Messenger does not exist: Oath shut it down on July 17, 2018 after 20 years. Its replacement, Yahoo Together, lasted until April 4, 2019. Software & Apps Internet Culture https://404memoryfound.com/posts/who-owns-game-informer-now.html https://404memoryfound.com/posts/who-owns-game-informer-now.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Marcus Vale Game Informer is owned by Gunzilla Games, which bought it in March 2025 after GameStop killed it in 2024. Issue 381 marks 35 years in print. Gaming Business Blunders