Retro Computing
195 sites
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://c00lgui.neocities.org/
Inky's personal Neocities site greets visitors with a classic old-web splash page complete with autoplay music warnings and frameset-based navigation. The retro aesthetic and technical choices mirror the geocities-era web, making it a charming example of handcrafted personal web design.
https://mizunotic.neocities.org/
Mizunotic is a personal Neocities page participating in both the Hotline Webring and the Retronaut Webring, signaling a love for old-web aesthetics and retro internet culture. The site appears to be a minimal but charming corner of the indie web, connected to communities dedicated to vintage computing and nostalgia.
https://wiki.preterhuman.net/FortuneCity
Part of the Higher Intellect Vintage Wiki, this page documents FortuneCity, the classic free web hosting platform that let users build homepages in themed virtual districts during the late 1990s. It serves as a historical reference entry covering FortuneCity's features, community structure, and international expansion, alongside related services like GeoCities and Angelfire.
https://peelopaalu.neocities.org/
Peelopaalu is a hand-curated link directory maintained by a single person until July 2024, collecting a wonderfully eclectic mix of old web gems, retro tech blogs, Habbo Hotel archives, ASCII art, DOS resources, and internet oddities. The directory spans hundreds of links across five pages, offering a snapshot of niche internet culture that feels like a guided tour through forgotten corners of the web.
https://geocitiesmemory.com/
GeoCities Memory is a tribute and archive site dedicated to the legendary GeoCities web hosting platform, evoking the nostalgic era of early personal homepages. It serves as a digital memorial to one of the internet's most iconic communities, preserving the spirit of the old web.
https://archaicbinary.net/
Archaic Binary is a retro BBS hub offering live Telnet and SSH connections to legacy bulletin board systems, complete with ANSI art, classic door games like Legend of the Red Dragon and Usurper, and support for message networks such as FidoNet and Amiganet. Visitors can connect directly in-browser via an HTML5 terminal or download SyncTERM, making old-school BBS culture accessible to a new generation of retro computing enthusiasts.
https://abandonware-france.org/
Abandonware France is a long-running French-language retrogaming preservation site dedicated to archiving and cataloging old PC games, complete with over 3100 titles available for automated installation. Visitors can browse abandonware games, read manuals, view magazine scans and cover art, watch retro gaming videos, and explore timelines of classic game companies and personalities.
https://s546.remotes.club/
S546's homepage on remotes.club is a minimalist ASCII-art personal page hosted on a retro-styled community server. The site features a striking text-based banner in the old-web Unix tradition, evoking the aesthetics of bulletin board systems and early terminal culture.
https://x-squishy-mushroom-x.neocities.org/
Squishy Mushroom is a visual personal site on Neocities built around a nostalgic Windows 95 aesthetic, featuring retro-styled dialog boxes and an image-heavy layout. The minimal navigation with Previous and Next links suggests a zine-like or gallery browsing experience wrapped in old-web charm.