Retro Computing
195 sites
https://pizzacatdelights.nekoweb.org/
A personal nekoweb page themed around Windows 7, evoking nostalgia for the beloved Microsoft operating system. The site appears to be a minimalist aesthetic tribute to the Windows 7 era, appealing to fans of retro software and classic desktop environments.
http://spodesabode.com/
Andrew Spode, a former UK technology journalist who tested components for publications like Computer Shopper and TrustedReviews, has revived his personal site to share knowledge about retro computing hardware and e-waste refurbishment. Visitors can find articles, a shop for refurbished components, and contributions to archival projects like TheRetroWeb and archive.org.
https://academictorrents.com/details/2dc18f47afee0307e138dab3015ee7e5154766f6
Hosted on Academic Torrents, this page provides access to the Archive Team's massive 688GB torrent of the entire Geocities website, scraped before Yahoo shut it down in October 2009. It is an invaluable digital preservation artifact for anyone interested in early web history, containing thousands of files across 7zip and tar archives along with links to live Geocities mirrors.
https://fogcam.org/
FogCam is the world's oldest continuously operating webcam, streaming live views of San Francisco State University since 1994 as a student project in the Department of Instructional Technologies. Created by Jeff Schwartz and Dan Wong, this piece of living internet history has been featured by the NY Times and CNN and holds a place on Wikipedia's list of the oldest websites still online.
https://atarimagazines.com/
The Classic Computer Magazine Archive preserves the full text of beloved early personal computing magazines including Antic, Creative Computing, Compute!, and many others spanning the 1970s through 1990s. Visitors can search over 10,000 articles covering Atari, Commodore, TRS-80, and other vintage platforms, making this an invaluable research archive for retro computing enthusiasts.
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.
https://amiga.lychesis.net/index.html
The Amiga Graphics Archive is a meticulously curated collection of graphics made with or for the Commodore Amiga home computer, spanning applications, games, logos, publications, and demoscene artwork. Regularly updated with scans from classic Amiga magazines and rare digital art, it also features technical articles on display technology, screen modes, and fascinating color cycling animation techniques.
https://crustywindo.ws/Main_Page
CrustyWindows is a wiki dedicated to archiving and documenting bootleg Windows operating system modifications, spanning versions from Windows 1.x all the way through Windows 11. With 544 articles cataloging modified ISOs, custom editions, and unofficial Windows variants created by hobbyists, it's a fascinating deep dive into the underground world of Windows modding culture.
https://16colo.rs/
Sixteen Colors is a comprehensive archive preserving ANSI and ASCII artpacks released through the BBS underground art scene from the early 1990s to the present day. Visitors can browse by artist, group, year, or file type, exploring thousands of pieces from a vibrant era of text-mode digital art.
https://bunkerofdoom.com/
Bunker of DOOM is a sprawling hobbyist resource dedicated to retro-tech enthusiasts and hardware hackers, packed with vacuum tube manuals, laser experiments, nuclear radiation topics, and vintage electronics documentation. Created by Konrad H. Johnson and a small team, the site offers free access to rare technical references including RCA and Sylvania tube manuals, schematics, and hands-on project write-ups from the world of experimental electronics.