Retro Computing
195 sites
https://riomc.cloud/
Rio McCloud's personal digital garden covers technology tutorials spanning Windows, Linux, Android, cybersecurity, retrocomputing, and embedded systems, alongside art, comics, and personal blogs. A proudly independent Neocities site, it serves as a haven from algorithm-driven platforms with a wide range of original content to explore.
http://oldskool.org/guides/tvdog
Tvdog's Archive is a dedicated resource for Tandy 1000-series computer enthusiasts, hosting files, FAQs, DOS Internet programs, and FTP archives for these classic machines. The site also features photo galleries of multiple Tandy 1000 models and curates links to major DOS software archives like Simtel, Garbo, and PC-Blue.
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.
https://kry.pt/
KRY.PT BBS is a retro-style bulletin board system accessible via SSH and Telnet, evoking the classic era of dial-up BBS culture with its ASCII art logo and terminal aesthetics. Visitors can connect directly through command-line protocols, making it a functional throwback to pre-web networked computing.
https://oocities.org/
OoCities.org is a living archive of the original GeoCities website, preserving thousands of personal pages from the 1990s and early 2000s before the platform was shut down in October 2009. Visitors can browse the full collection organized by the original GeoCities neighborhood system, making it an invaluable time capsule of early web culture and history.
http://ucanet.net/
ucanet is a fascinating project that builds a separate web ecosystem specifically for retro computers, complete with its own alternative-root DNS server and a fresh namespace where users can register free domains. Visitors can find installation guides, browse over 500 registered domains in a retro-friendly site directory, and even download older browsers like Firefox 2 to access the network as it was meant to be experienced.
https://gcbbs.net/
Ground Control is a personal site dedicated to BBS (Bulletin Board System) culture, featuring guides on how to access BBSLink and DoorParty door game score tracking. The site has an old-web aesthetic with hand-coded pages and participates in multiple retro-themed webrings including the Hotline webring, retronaut webring, and geekring.
https://giraffesite.neocities.org/homepage
Giraffe's personal homepage is a nostalgic old-web style site featuring a Sonic CD background track, a virtual Tamagotchi pet, webrings, and a guestbook. The site leans into classic early-internet aesthetics with blinkies, buttons, and a maintained-for-historical-purposes note pointing visitors to the creator's newer home.
https://rubenerd.com/
Rubenerd is Ruben Schade's long-running personal blog spanning two decades of posts covering retro computing, BSD Unix, hardware tinkering, anime, coffee, and technology commentary from Sydney, Australia. With archives stretching back to 2004 and a rich tag cloud including retrocomputing, FreeBSD, and hardware, it's a treasure trove for anyone who loves old tech mixed with thoughtful writing.
https://98.js.org/
98.js brings the classic Windows 98 desktop experience directly to your browser, letting you interact with a faithful JavaScript recreation of the iconic operating system. It's a nostalgic tech demo and functional simulation that captures the look and feel of late-90s computing without installing anything.