Inside the Y2K dot-com boom: a weekend's work bought me a Fiat 500

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Inside the Y2K dot-com boom: a weekend's work bought me a Fiat 500

A personal look back at working for London digital agency Blueberry during the dot-com boom, featuring photos of the office, translucent iMacs, CRT monitors, and the author's hand-coded HTML. The author recalls being paid thousands of pounds for a weekend's work, playing Quake III over LAN, and the agency's eventual collapse.

The management said yes, it was their only option.

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