Retro Computing
195 sites
https://win98icons.alexmeub.com/
Alex Meub's Windows 98 Icon Viewer is an interactive browser-based gallery showcasing the classic icon set from Microsoft's iconic 1998 operating system. Visitors can browse and download the original pixel-art icons including the Recycle Bin, My Computer, and Documents folders, making it a handy nostalgia resource for retro computing enthusiasts and designers.
http://lost-theory.org/ocrat/chargif/char/b5c0.html
A reference page from the 'chargif' section of lost-theory.org, displaying character glyph b5c0 as an image, likely part of a larger archive of encoded or legacy character set graphics. The site appears to catalog individual characters from an older encoding system, making it a niche resource for retro computing and character set research.
http://timeline.textfiles.com/
A comprehensive chronological timeline of Bulletin Board System history, cataloging 261 events from 1874 through 2002, created as research support for a BBS documentary in production. Built by the team behind TEXTFILES.COM, it invites community contributions and corrections to fill in the gaps of this landmark era in pre-internet online culture.
https://crustywindo.ws/Main_Page
CrustyWindows is a wiki dedicated to archiving and documenting bootleg Windows operating system modifications, spanning versions from Windows 1.x all the way through Windows 11. With 544 articles cataloging modified ISOs, custom editions, and unofficial Windows variants created by hobbyists, it's a fascinating deep dive into the underground world of Windows modding culture.
https://wiishopchannel.net/
A faithful web-based remake of the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel, recreating the iconic storefront's interface, music, and visual style in the browser. Fans of the original Wii era will recognize the distinctive keyboard layout, dot-matrix text fields, and looping background audio that made the original channel so memorable.
https://nullroute.lt/
Grawity's personal technical hub, Symlink, celebrates ARPANET nostalgia and networking projects with a self-described love of 'broken toys and hopeless dreams.' The site hosts documentation, mirrors, personal projects, and network/server information, all wrapped in a classic dark-room hacker aesthetic.
https://vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/724/animated-christmas-gifs-of-yore
Vintage Computing and Gaming (VC&G) is Benj Edwards' long-running blog dedicated to classic computers, retro gaming, and computing history. This particular post showcases a delightful collection of animated Christmas GIFs rescued from the late-1990s web, including files once hosted on GeoCities, offering a nostalgic glimpse at early internet holiday culture.
https://dejavu.org/
Deja Vu, created by Par Lannero, is a project dedicated to recreating web history through browser emulators that let you surf the modern web using ancient browsers like the CERN Line Mode Browser and Mosaic. It's a fascinating piece of internet archaeology offering a nostalgic and technically impressive look at how the web appeared through the eyes of its earliest software.
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://gridranger.frama.io/
Gridranger is the personal blog of Dávid Bárdos, a tech-enthusiast whose posts range from KDE Neon tweaks and degoogling experiments to Win 3.1 nostalgia and custom terminal fonts. The site blends retro computing affection with modern Linux tinkering, sprinkled with gaming backlog updates and personal reflections.