Retro Computing
195 sites
https://2bit.neocities.org/
Built around the aesthetic and hardware limitations of 2-bit graphics, this quirky personal site from a creator known as 2Bit celebrates the original Game Boy era with game reviews, hardware pages, memes, and Easter eggs. The site itself renders in only four colors as a nod to its theme, and includes chiptune background music and blog posts musing on generational identity and retro tech.
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.
http://bbsdocumentary.com/
The official site for 'BBS: The Documentary,' a 2005 film by Jason Scott chronicling the history of Bulletin Board Systems and the communities that formed around them. It includes trailers, reviews, a BBS software list, an event history timeline, and a BBS history library, making it an invaluable archive for anyone interested in pre-internet online culture.
https://dokode.moe/
Dokodemo is a personal hobby site styled as a love letter to the early days of the web, complete with old-web design conventions like audio autoplay, iFrames, and display requirements for specific browsers and screen sizes. The creator describes it as a time capsule, evoking the spirit of vintage personal homepages with cute colors and themed aesthetics.
https://pc98.org/
PC98 Images is a long-running archive dedicated to distributing disk images for the classic NEC PC-98 platform, active since 2003. Visitors can browse a library of disk images with descriptions, download selected games added weekly, and submit requests for specific titles.
https://spiritone.com/~nabil/hickok
Aaron Nabil's page preserves scanned and OCR'd manuals for the rare Hickok/Western Electric KS-15874-L2 Cardmatic Tube Tester, including complete operating instructions, schematics, circuit theory, and calibration guides. A niche but invaluable reference for vintage electronics enthusiasts hunting down hard-to-find documentation for these semi-automatic vacuum tube testing machines.
http://www.danamania.com/print
Danamania's print archive is a treasure trove of vintage Apple and retro computing ephemera, offering downloadable posters, brochures, stickers, and datasheets spanning classic hardware like the Macintosh 128k, Apple IIe, Quadra 950, and beyond. The collection blends historical authenticity with playful modern recreations, making it a go-to resource for enthusiasts who want to decorate their spaces with period-accurate or lovingly crafted vintage tech memorabilia.
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.
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://bytemoth.neocities.org/
Bytemoth's Brook is a hand-typed, old-web-styled personal hub from self-described 'Digital Warlock Bytemoth,' featuring a catalog of built and acquired computers, software recommendations, web browsing guides, and collected links to quality sites. The retro aesthetic is deliberate and detailed, drawing on Windows 98 icons, archived Geocities imagery, and sub-HD design choices that make it feel like a lovingly preserved artifact of early internet culture.