Retro Computing
195 sites
https://phoenixim.ddns.net/phoenix/index.php
Phoenix, created by Wildman Productions, is a revival service that brings back the classic instant messaging platforms of the late 1990s, including AIM, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, and MSN, letting users chat using the original software clients once more. The project is a labor of love dedicated to preserving the social networking experience of the pre-Facebook era, complete with server infrastructure, custom client downloads, and an active user community.
https://grizz.atwebpages.com/
Grizz's World is a charmingly retro personal homepage from Iowa packed with ASCII art, computer logs, recipes, and musings from a self-described computer nut who references Alf, Growing Pains, and an uncertain enthusiasm for Star Trek: The Next Generation. The site features original BASIC software available via FTP, a guestbook, webrings, and a scattershot mix of old-web personality that makes it a genuine time capsule.
https://blog.geocities.institute/archives/3808
One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age is a research blog by Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied digging through the archived Geocities torrent, surfacing and analyzing old-web artifacts like GIFs, MIDI files, and defunct personal pages. This particular post explains the automated process behind their companion Tumblr blog that screenshots and posts rescued Geocities pages, offering a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at digital archaeology.
https://netizen.club/
Netizen Club is a collective dedicated to the retro web revival, bringing together old-computer enthusiasts through a webring, curated link cache, homepages directory, and a queer web 1.0 forum called Lesbiaboard. The community also offers NSV streams designed for playback on very old computers and connects members via Mastodon, IRC, and XMPP.
http://tilde.club/~kake/email.club
The E-Mail Club on tilde.club is a curated list of users on the tilde.club Unix server who enjoy exchanging slow, chatty emails with strangers. Maintained by user ~kake, it captures a charming old-internet tradition of pen-pal style correspondence through shared shell server accounts.
http://artscene.textfiles.com/
Maintained by Jason Scott, this is a comprehensive archive of ANSI art, ASCII art, artpacks, RTTY art, VT100 animations, and electronic magazines documenting the underground computer art scene from 1982 to the present. The collection serves as a library-focused repository preserving the cultural artifacts of BBS and demoscene history, including work from legendary groups like ACiD and iCE.
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.
https://bbst.neocities.org/
The Bulletin Board Systems Toolbox is a curated collection of BBS-related software packages, tools, and resources for Linux console users who want to connect to and run classic bulletin board systems. Maintained by a hobbyist who goes deep on the subject, the site offers downloadable terminal utilities like Qodem, ANSI art viewers, offline mail readers, and a personal top-100 retro games list spanning ZX Spectrum, Amiga, and DOS.
https://winbows.neocities.org/
Winbows XP is a creative Neocities personal site styled as a Windows XP desktop interface, complete with familiar UI elements like Start menu, My Documents, Paint, and Notepad reimagined as navigation. The site leans into 90s/early-2000s nostalgia with an aesthetic tribute to the classic operating system, offering a charming and interactive old-web experience.
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.