[dspillett]

> now that the web is much more dynamic I guess it's not as useful anymore as it was back then

Also less useful because the web is so easy to access, I remember using it back then to draw things down over the university link for reference in my room (1st year, no network access at all in rooms) or house (or per-minute costed modem access).

Sites can vanish easily of course still these days, so having a local copy could be a bonus, but they just as likely go out of date or get replaced, and if not are usually archived elsewhere already.