Computers & Internet
2825 sites
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- Demoscene (4)
- Programming (535)
- Web Security (28)
- Hardware (65)
- Software (301)
- Web Design (1378)
- Retro Computing (195)
- Linux & Unix (192)
- Encyclopedias & FAQs (109)
https://doti.neocities.org/
DOTI Web Directory is a DMOZ-inspired link directory organized into broad categories like Arts, Computers, Science, and Recreation. Hosted on Neocities, it invites submissions via email and aims to catalog the web in classic old-school directory fashion.
https://midnight.town/
Eris's personal corner of the web, Midnight Town, is built around a love of vintage Macs and mechanical keyboards, with sections dedicated to cataloguing classic Apple hardware and exploring niche keyboard finds. The site embraces old-web nostalgia and is proudly made on an iMac G5, complete with webring memberships that capture the spirit of the early internet.
http://searchenginehistory.com/
Search Engine History.com, published by Aaron Wall, traces the full arc of search engine development from Vannevar Bush's 1945 vision of hypertext through the rise of Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. Covering early directories, meta search, SEO, pay-per-click advertising, and legal battles, it serves as a comprehensive reference for anyone curious about how the modern web's information retrieval systems came to be.
https://kelp.lt/
Kelp's digital garden is a personal knowledge base covering vegetarian recipes, video game reviews, and technical documents, presented as a navigable file-tree interface. The recipe collection ranges from Tiramisu and Macarons to Shakshuka and Vegan Tacos, making it a genuinely useful cooking resource alongside its other eclectic content.
http://eolss.net/
The UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) is a vast, peer-reviewed online reference work spanning earth sciences, biotechnology, social sciences, energy, water, food, and dozens of other disciplines supporting sustainable development. Developed under UNESCO's auspices with an international editorial council, it offers sample chapters, e-books, and institutional subscriptions, making it one of the most ambitious multidisciplinary encyclopedias available on the early web.
https://tilde.wiki/Tildeverse
The official Tildeverse Wiki documents the history and community of the tildeverse, a loose association of public Unix shell servers inspired by tilde.club. Visitors can learn about pubnixes, how to join member tilde communities, and explore the origins of the modern tilde culture movement.
http://audio.textfiles.com/
A massive audio archive from the textfiles.com project, collecting historical recordings from the early internet and hacker culture including conference speeches, phone phreaking pranks, and computer-themed music. Curated by Jason Scott, this repository preserves rare sound artifacts from hacker cons like DEF CON, telephone conferences, and other digital history ephemera.
https://saurmandal.nekoweb.org/
Saur is a sparse personal homepage on Nekoweb with minimal navigation links including home, info, and misc sections. The site is nearly empty at this snapshot, offering little more than a shell with a Mastodon link and a Creative Commons license notice.
https://dir.minty.nu/
EPHEMERAL is a fanlisting collective directory run by Ainna, listing over 70 member collectives from the TFL and TAFL fanlisting networks. Visitors can browse the curated list of fellow collective owners or submit their own site to be included in this old-web community hub.
http://stahlworks.com/dev/swiss-file-knife.html
Swiss File Knife (SFK) is a free, open-source command line multi-function tool for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Raspberry Pi that bundles dozens of utilities into a single executable with no installation required. Visitors can download the tool, browse extensive documentation for commands like file search, text replacement, FTP server, hex dump, and more, or purchase a 300-page PDF e-book covering all functions.