Computers & Internet
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http://kammerl.de/ascii/AsciiStereoMovie.php
Julius Kammerl's 3D Stereogram ASCII Movie Generator lets you create animated Magic Eye-style stereograms made entirely from ASCII characters, with customizable depth, size, font style, and movement direction. A quirky and technically impressive browser-based tool from 2004 that combines DHTML/JavaScript with the classic 'magic eye' optical illusion effect.
https://gcbbs.net/
Ground Control is a personal site dedicated to BBS (Bulletin Board System) culture, featuring guides on how to access BBSLink and DoorParty door game score tracking. The site has an old-web aesthetic with hand-coded pages and participates in multiple retro-themed webrings including the Hotline webring, retronaut webring, and geekring.
https://faewulf.xyz/
Faewulf's Basement is the personal developer hub of a self-described novice-to-competent programmer who showcases their skills across languages like C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and more. Visitors can explore a portfolio of quirky projects including a Boids simulation, a Tarot item generator, and a Bonsai API, alongside a blog, music list, and a retro terminal-style chat interface.
https://drawboardcafe.neocities.org/
Drawboard is a collaborative online drawing board where visitors can draw together in real time, accumulating nearly 3000 drawings since its launch in January 2022. It deliberately omits undo support and mobile compatibility to preserve drawing integrity, making it a quirky and community-driven creative tool.
https://hekate.neocities.org/
Hekate's Neocities hub is packed with tools for fellow old-web enthusiasts, including an 88x31 button maker, background generator, dollz maker, and website layout builder. The creator also runs ArchiveDive.net, an old-web search engine, making this a genuinely useful stop for anyone building a retro-style personal site.
https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/archive
Bob Nystrom's technical blog covers programming languages, game development, and software design, spanning nearly two decades of posts from a developer best known for writing 'Game Programming Patterns' and 'Crafting Interpreters'. The archive is rich with deep dives into language design, roguelike algorithms, and specific languages like Dart, Go, and Lua, making it a treasure trove for language nerds and game developers alike.
https://recoil.sourceforge.net/
RECOIL (Retro Computer Image Library) is a free, open-source image viewer and converter that opens 552 native picture formats from vintage platforms including Commodore, Amiga, Atari, ZX Spectrum, and MSX. Available as standalone apps and plugins for Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, and in-browser, it is an essential tool for anyone preserving or exploring old-school computer graphics.
http://artscene.textfiles.com/
Maintained by Jason Scott, this is a comprehensive archive of ANSI art, ASCII art, artpacks, RTTY art, VT100 animations, and electronic magazines documenting the underground computer art scene from 1982 to the present. The collection serves as a library-focused repository preserving the cultural artifacts of BBS and demoscene history, including work from legendary groups like ACiD and iCE.
https://astroslair.neocities.org/
Astro's Lair is a handcrafted personal site by a creator who goes by Astro, built as a love letter to the old web with fully hand-coded HTML and CSS, no frameworks, and a strong commitment to accessibility and privacy. Visitors can explore projects, a codex, mini-games, and a thoughtfully minimal design philosophy that celebrates the creative spirit of the early internet.
https://discourse.32bit.cafe/t/32-bit-cafe-webring-directory/2835
A community-curated directory of webrings created by members of the 32-Bit Cafe online community, listing rings covering topics from ADHD and pixel art to transmasculine pride and retro web aesthetics. Hosted on the 32-Bit Cafe forum, this thread serves as a living index to help members discover and join member-made webrings without individual threads getting lost.