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Basically, it was as shit then as Google is currently. Actually, it was still slightly better; at least they acknowledged operator signs in the search (+, -, putting phrases in quotes, etc). Google doesn't even do that anymore.
I think it was better solely for the fact that you wouldn’t get ads in your search results
Plus zero LLM slop everywhere.
Well yeah, but that’s a recent development
There was about one legible link on Alta Vista for about 60 links of random garbage that would squawk and squeak and not infrequently freeze your computer.