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You're really asking for a lot here.
There are some comments here that are pointing to sources that make you feel like you're on the old net. But that's all that they're good for, is to give you the idea and feel of what it was like then, but you're going off of someone's personal memory of what they remembered about the old net. My memories of the old net differ slightly and I've been around for nearly 30 years online. So my experience was different and therefore, I can't 100% relate with everything those sources put out although there's no argument on whether or not they exist because they did.
But as for like for everything to be back as it was? Sorry but the spirit is long gone and it's just a matter of you having to be there at the time and cherish what you remember. Such is the stage I've been in for a while now because today's internet is fucking awful and has been awful for a few years.
I know it. And I think that's fine. I can ignore the modern net for the most part and find communities like this!