The Internet Archive [ http://www.archive.org    ], a comprehensive

library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form,

today launched the Wayback Machine, a free service allowing people to

access and use archived versions of past web pages. For the first time,

all members of the public will be able to search and view the Internet

Archive*s enormous collection of web sites, dating back to 1996 and

comprising over 10 billion web pages.