The operates as a non-profit digital library. For soap fans, it serves two primary functions:
Unlike primetime shows that received pristine DVD box sets, daytime soaps were considered ephemeral. Tapes were often reused, and for decades, the only way to see 1998 episodes was through fan-made VHS copies. The has become a digital sanctuary for these "lost" episodes, preserving the pre-HD, pre-streaming era of television. the young and the restless 1998 internet archive free