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Tips for Torrenters | One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age
https://blog.geocities.institute/archives/498
One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age is a research blog by despens dedicated to digging through the archived GeoCities torrent, documenting and exploring the old web's cultural artifacts. This post offers practical Unix-based tips for downloading, decrunching, and self-hosting the massive GeoCities torrent archive, making it a useful technical resource for digital preservationists.
Blog 2026-03-12
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.
Resource 2026-03-17
https://cobradile.neocities.org/
Còbra! is a multilingual Glaswegian whose Neocities homepage showcases a passion for retro games, vintage tech, and old media, with the intro written in Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and even Ainu. The site is a charming old-web personal space with guestbook, webrings, and a distinctly retro aesthetic that reflects the creator's love of collecting classic technology and media.
Personal Page 2026-03-12
https://int10h.org/
INT10h.org is VileR's personal site dedicated to retro computing fonts, graphics, and code, taking its name from the classic BIOS interrupt used for video functions on old PCs. Visitors can explore a rich collection of authentic IBM-era bitmap fonts, retro graphics, and related projects that make it a go-to resource for DOS and vintage computer aesthetics.
Personal Page 2026-03-13
Web Badges World | The ultimate archive of 80x15 pixel button art
https://web.badges.world/
Web Badges World is an archive of nearly 4,000 classic 80x15 pixel buttons that once decorated websites across the early internet, complete with a history of how these tiny badges were used for webrings, directories, RSS feeds, and browser identification. Created by Arthur, the site lets visitors filter badges by category, file type, and animation, making it an invaluable preservation effort for anyone nostalgic about the visual culture of the early web.
Resource 2026-03-12
Violet-99
https://violet-99.neocities.org/
Violet-99 is Swarit's personal archive dedicated to exploring and recreating the aesthetic of the old web, built entirely with handcrafted static HTML and CSS. Featuring a synthwave-styled terminal interface, a photo gallery, logs, and a guestbook, the site is a loving homage to early internet culture and design.
Personal Page 2026-03-13
Hey! It's R.K. Smith!
https://heyitsrksmith.com/
Ripley (R.K. Smith) runs this colorful personal site organized around a retro computing aesthetic, with a VCFMW (Vintage Computer Festival Midwest) trip report front and center alongside sections for games, music, and miscellaneous hobbies. The BIOS-style boot screen, DOS directory commands, and Pentium III CPU readout give it an unmistakably old-school computing identity that makes it a fun destination for vintage tech enthusiasts.
Personal Page 2026-03-13
1200 Baud Archeology: Reconstructing Apple I BASIC from a Cassette Tape – pagetable.com
https://pagetable.com/?p=32
Michael Steil's pagetable.com is a deep-dive technical blog focused on vintage computing archaeology, including this landmark post reconstructing Apple I BASIC from an original cassette tape recording. The site covers 6502 assembly, historical software artifacts, and low-level retrocomputing research with a level of rigor that makes it essential reading for vintage computing enthusiasts.
Blog 2026-03-13
Mistigris - outlier computer arts since 1994
https://mistigris.org/
Mistigris is a long-running computer arts group founded in 1994 that releases regular 'artpacks' featuring ANSI art, ASCII art, and other digital works rooted in the BBS and demoscene tradition. With monthly releases dating back decades, a 30th anniversary collection, and connections to tools like PabloDraw and the 16colo.rs gallery, this is a living hub for oldschool computer art culture.
Organization 2026-03-13
https://ascii.textfiles.com/
Jason Scott's long-running personal weblog covers digital history, archiving, BBS culture, vintage computing, and the preservation of internet history, drawing on his work with the Internet Archive and Archive Team. Known for projects like the BBS Documentary and GET LAMP, Scott writes with sharp wit about technology, culture, and the people who shaped the early internet.
Blog 2026-03-12