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dub3's pixel tribute to Apache Wave in 2009: a Modern-era software page
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page

dub3 card · wave.google.com

Apache Wave (2009)

Now with 40% more bandwidth.

Cost
4 RAM
Power
6
Rarity
Rare
Family
Tech
Era
Modern (2009 on)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: A random card in your hand costs 2 less.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 4 RAM to play and brings 6 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Tech cards bend the rules: more RAM, cheaper cards and patches that weaken the other side.

The site, in 2009

A framework for real-time collaborative editing online, begun at Google as Google Wave and handed to the Apache Software Foundation.

It set out to blend email, instant messaging, wikis and social networking in one place. Its name came from the series Firefly, where a wave is an electronic message, and its error messages were full of Firefly quotations.

In 2009: Announced on 28 May. In September a preview opened to 100,000 users, each of whom could invite more.

Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2009, then plays a short scene. Want Apache Wave in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.

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