Crash Test Dummies
Beta Blues: a restored feature on the Internet-era shift in software release culture.
July 1996
Issue 8
A modern table of contents for restored Issue 8 content. Restored articles are available in the reader; pending entries remain linked to the raw archive.
Features
The Art (and Science) of Dying Well
A restored feature on early web memorials, grief support, and digital end-of-life culture.
Invasion of the Internet Impostors
A restored feature on ELIZA, Turing tests, and early online software personas.
Leaving Las Vegas Behind
Queued for later restoration.
Departments
Top Ten
Available in the original issue navigation.
Weird on the Web
Available in the original issue navigation.
Flamethrower
Available in the original issue navigation.
Source Context
The preserved source issue is still available at iu/archive/issue8/. The modern reader does not hide raw-only pages; it labels them so visitors know what has and has not been restored.