Retro Computing
195 sites
https://winworldpc.com/product/paint-shop-pro/3x
WinWorld is an online museum and archive dedicated to preserving abandonware software, and this page covers JASC Paint Shop Pro 3.x, the classic bitmap graphics editor first released in 1990. Visitors can download original releases of Paint Shop Pro 3.0 and 3.12, read release notes, view screenshots, and explore the software's history from its shareware origins to its Corel acquisition.
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.
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.
https://insufficientscotty.com/2012/03/14/whatever-happened-to-webrings
InsufficientScotty is JohnScott's pop-culture and tech nostalgia blog, featuring a 'Whatever Happened To' series that digs into forgotten corners of early internet history like webrings, GeoCities, and the quirks of web culture past. This particular post traces the origins of webrings from the author's own first HTML project in 1994, making it a personal and surprisingly detailed look at a once-ubiquitous web phenomenon.
https://nineties.website/
Charlie Harvey's loving tribute to the aesthetic and spirit of 1990s web design, complete with retro GIFs, ALL CAPS HTML nostalgia, and curated links to other old-school-style sites. A celebration of the amateur, hand-crafted early web that doubles as a mini directory of retro-inspired pages and webrings keeping the nineties internet alive.
https://kawaiiattic.arunyi.art/
Kawaii Attic, created by Arunyi, is a lovingly curated archive of cute websites from the early 2000s, celebrating the golden age of kawaii internet culture with pixel art, adoptions, dollz, sozai, and more. Visitors can browse hundreds of linked sites organized into categories like personal pages, fanlistings, cliques, webrings, and sozai resources, making it a treasure trove for anyone nostalgic for the old web's charming aesthetic.
https://cucug.org/amiga
The Amiga Web Directory was operated by the Champaign-Urbana Computer Users Group (CUCUG) from 1994 to 2000, serving as one of the most comprehensive link collections for Amiga computer resources on the web. Now retired, this archived version still points to surviving Amiga communities, news archives, file repositories like Aminet, and other resources for fans of the classic Commodore platform.
https://nostalgiaair.org/
Nostalgia Air is a comprehensive online archive of free schematics, service manuals, and technical references for antique and vintage radios, covering models from the 1920s through the 1960s. Visitors can access scanned Beitman manuals, RCA Red Books, Zenith service guides, tube cross-reference data, and more, all organized by manufacturer and model.
https://neongd.com/
Neongod's personal site covers retro computing topics including Commodore 64, Amiga, and classic Macintosh hardware, with content on restoration, preservation, and tracker music. Notable features include downloadable C64 assembly tools, a Lukhash tape project, and availability via the Gemini protocol for old-web enthusiasts.
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.