Retro Computing
183 sites
https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/ibmpc-win
James Friend's PCE.js project brings vintage computing history to life by running an emulated 286 IBM PC/XT with Windows 3.0 directly in your browser, no installation required. Built as a port of Hampa Hug's PCE emulator, the project also includes demos of classic Mac Plus environments and iconic games like Wolf3D, Civilization, and Monkey Island.
https://r3ckoning.nekoweb.org/
R3ckoning is a personal landing page built with ASCII art text graphics and an autoplaying audio track, evoking the aesthetic of early terminal and BBS culture. The minimalist entry page with its blocky ASCII banner and heart symbol captures the nostalgic feel of old-school text-based computing.
http://frogfind.de/?lg=en-us
FrogFind! is a search engine purpose-built for vintage and retro computers, stripping down search results to be lightweight enough for old hardware to handle. Created by Action Retro, it draws on DuckDuckGo, Brave, and Google as its backend sources, making the modern web accessible from machines that would otherwise struggle.
https://blog.geocities.institute/archives/2698
"One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age" is a research and archival blog dedicated to digging through the massive Geocities torrent, surfacing artifacts and insights from the old web. This particular post by despens announces a unified patched torrent combining the original Geocities release with its patches, making it easier for preservationists to seed the data indefinitely.
http://lost-theory.org/ocrat/chargif/char/c8ad.html
A reference page from the OCRAT character GIF archive displaying the Unicode character c8ad as an image alongside related character data. Part of a larger encoding resource at lost-theory.org, this page serves as a lookup tool for legacy CJK and extended character set glyphs.
https://sosumi.xyz/computering
Computering is a webring connecting websites whose creators are interested in, write about, or style their pages after older computers and operating systems like Windows 98, MacOS System 7, and Windows XP. With just 5 members so far, it's a small but charming community celebrating the aesthetics and nostalgia of vintage OS design on the modern web.
https://tilde.news/
Tilde News is a community link aggregator focused on retro hardware, UNIX systems, open-source software, and vintage computing topics, curated by contributors like sevan and lettuce. Stories cover everything from restoring Sun SPARCstations to running Linux on obsolete mobile phones, making it a rich resource for enthusiasts of classic and alternative computing.
http://textfiles.com/index.html
Textfiles.com, maintained by Jason Scott, is a massive archive preserving thousands of ASCII text files from the mid-1980s BBS era, capturing the raw digital culture of early online communities. The site spans decades of computing history with companion projects covering BBS history, ASCII art scenes, documentary footage, and more, making it an indispensable time capsule of pre-web internet culture.
http://textfiles.serverrack.net/
Textfiles.com is a massive archive preserving the text files, culture, and history of the mid-1980s BBS era, curated by Jason Scott as a window into early digital underground communities. Visitors can explore ASCII art, BBS history, documentary materials, and thousands of original text files spanning hacking, phreaking, and early internet subculture.
https://catwormdog.net/
23Sonics shares their passion for older computers including a Packard Bell EasyNote, Asus Eee PC 701, and HP OmniBook XE3, alongside a custom Fedora Linux setup and a self-hosted Windows documentation tool called Windows MAN. The site also touches on retro-friendly software advocacy, personal online services, and a love of games like Tetris and Sonic the Hedgehog.