Retro Computing
195 sites
https://netscapenavigatorrevival.neocities.org/
The Netscape Navigator Revival is a nostalgic project dedicated to recreating the early web browsing experience, offering simulated versions of classic browsers including Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer 2, Mosaic, Lynx, and ViolaWWW. Visitors can explore a WWW Revival dating back to 1991, making it a charming tribute to the origins of the World Wide Web.
https://amiga.lychesis.net/index.html
The Amiga Graphics Archive is a meticulously curated collection of graphics made with or for the Commodore Amiga home computer, spanning applications, games, logos, publications, and demoscene artwork. Regularly updated with scans from classic Amiga magazines and rare digital art, it also features technical articles on display technology, screen modes, and fascinating color cycling animation techniques.
https://vetusware.com/
Vetusware.com bills itself as the biggest free abandonware collection in the universe, offering downloads of vintage software spanning DOS, early Windows, OS/2, drivers, DBMS tools, and office applications from the 1980s and 1990s. Built by Juliano Vetus since 2004, the site features thousands of titles organized by category, with popularity rankings, a most-wanted request system, and a community forum for retro computing enthusiasts.
https://vintagecomputing.com/
Vintage Computing and Gaming is Benj Edwards' long-running blogazine celebrating the history of classic computers and video games from the 1960s through the 1990s, now marking its 20th anniversary online. Packed with interviews, articles, and historical commentary covering systems like the Atari, NES, TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, and early Macintosh, it stands as a rich archive for anyone passionate about retro tech history.
https://pivotman319-owo.github.io/
The personal homepage of pivotman319, a self-described fox wolf person who admins BetaWiki and dedicates their time to preserving and documenting ancient Microsoft software builds. The page is a minimal landing hub linking out to their federated social presence and blog, centered around their passion for pre-release and historical Windows software.
https://purplehello98.neocities.org/
PurpleHello98 is an old-web style personal site participating in multiple retro-themed webrings including the Retronaut Webring and the Hotline Webring. The site leans into vintage internet aesthetics and community, with a strong anti-AI stance signaled by its circuit board imagery.
http://cadrega.dev/
Elijah's Homepage is a charming old-web-style personal site featuring a link collection, friends' websites, and quirky updates with references to classics like LEGO Island and Slingo. The site participates in the Geekring webring and maintains several sub-projects including CafeNet and PCDB, giving it a distinctly retro computing community feel.
http://cd.textfiles.com/
CD.TEXTFILES.COM is a digital archive preserving data from 'shovelware' CDs of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which inadvertently captured a wealth of BBS-era content. A treasure trove for retro computing enthusiasts, it offers a rare window into early online culture through the very discs that tried to cash in on it.
https://whoishohokam.com/
Hohokam's personal site is a self-described 'high-tech mid-life crisis' packed with hands-on projects spanning retro 8-bit computers, hacked consoles, 3D printing, home lab networking, and Raspberry Pi tinkering. Alongside the tech projects, the site features record collecting, hi-fi audio upgrades, and a curated collection of Portland street art, making it a genuinely eclectic Web 1.0-style corner of the internet.
https://msn.neocities.org/
MSN Forever is a nostalgic tribute to MSN Messenger and the classic MSN era of the early internet, celebrating the look and feel of a beloved piece of online history. The frames-based layout itself evokes the retro web aesthetic that fans of old-school Microsoft software will immediately recognize.