The 37signals Manifesto (our original site from 1999)

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border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1%"><a href="14.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">14</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="14.html" class="homesignallink">Breadcrumbs</a></td> <td width="1%"><a href="33.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">33</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="33.html" class="homesignallink">What's in a Name?</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><img src="images/clear.gif" width="0" height="0" vspace="1" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1%"><a href="15.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">15</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="15.html" class="homesignallink">83%?!</a></td> <td width="1%"><a href="34.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">34</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="34.html" class="homesignallink">Our Team</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><img src="images/clear.gif" width="0" height="0" vspace="1" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1%"><a href="16.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">16</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="16.html" class="homesignallink">Short Story</a></td> <td width="1%"><a href="35.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">35</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="35.html" class="homesignallink">We Come in Peace</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><img src="images/clear.gif" width="0" height="0" vspace="1" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1%"><a href="17.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">17</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="17.html" class="homesignallink">No Awards Please</a></td> <td width="1%"><a href="36.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">36</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="36.html" class="homesignallink">Signal vs. Noise</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><img src="images/clear.gif" width="0" height="0" vspace="1" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1%"><a href="18.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">18</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="18.html" class="homesignallink">eNormicom.com</a></td> <td width="1%"><a href="37.html" class="homesignalnumberlink">37</a></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="48%"><a href="37.html" class="homesignallink">SETI</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="3%"></td> <td width="27%" valign="top"><span class="body11">The 37signals manifesto was our original site from 1999-2001. It's a collection of 37 nuggets of online philosophy and design wisdom. It's a great introduction to the 37signals' school of thought and a fun, quick read to boot.</span></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="right" nowrap><span class="copyright">All content Copyright ©1999-2002 37signals, LLC. All Rights Reserved</span></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>

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