Time and again we see the weakness of the internet in that a favorite site can disappear when a computer crashes or the sponsor ceases paying for webspace.
There are many pages I wish I had archived on my own hard drives or CDs.
Of course downloadin via dial-up does take a lot of time. I'd like some sort of app that would accept a list of things to download and do so while I am asleep or at work when my home computer sits idle.