Go to web.archive.org and search for http://www.[old-domain].com/tlinks/. Many sites forgot to password-protect their admin or backup directories. You can often find raw .csv or .txt exports of the link database saved as backup_2002.zip.

This archive is ideal if you:

Communities like r/datahoarder or r/vintageweb often share "Webmaster Packs" from 2000-2002. These CD-ROM images (ISO files) frequently include Topic Links 2.2 as a "one-click install" for legacy hosting control panels like CPanel 3 or Plesk.

The "2.2" designation is critical. Version 2.2 represented a goldilocks period for the software. It was:

Thus, a "Topic Links 2.2 Archive" typically refers to either:


Think of it as a snapshot – a preserved collection of hand-picked links, references, and external resources centered around [main subject, e.g., UX research methods, historical primary sources, Python data visualization, or indie web discovery]. Version 2.2 represents a specific moment in our curation process: refined, expanded, and organized for easier browsing.

This isn’t just a list of bookmarks. Each link has been reviewed, categorized, and annotated to help you understand:

For digital sociologists or historians studying the early commercial web, the Topic Links 2.2 Archive is a time capsule. The categories reveal what people searched for before Google dominated: