Retro Computing
195 sites
https://mistigris.org/
Mistigris is a long-running computer arts group founded in 1994 that releases regular 'artpacks' featuring ANSI art, ASCII art, and other digital works rooted in the BBS and demoscene tradition. With monthly releases dating back decades, a 30th anniversary collection, and connections to tools like PabloDraw and the 16colo.rs gallery, this is a living hub for oldschool computer art culture.
https://ascii.textfiles.com/
Jason Scott's long-running personal weblog covers digital history, archiving, BBS culture, vintage computing, and the preservation of internet history, drawing on his work with the Internet Archive and Archive Team. Known for projects like the BBS Documentary and GET LAMP, Scott writes with sharp wit about technology, culture, and the people who shaped the early internet.
https://retromash.com/cool-links
Retromash is a UK-based retro and geek culture site, and this page is its curated links collection pointing visitors toward podcasts, blogs, and video channels covering 80s nostalgia, retro gaming, toys, and cult films. A labor of love for anyone deep in the retro/geeky internet scene, it showcases the community of sites and creators that inspired the Retromash project itself.
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://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://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://frogfind.de/?lg=en-us
FrogFind! is a search engine purpose-built for vintage and retro computers, stripping down search results to be lightweight enough for old hardware to handle. Created by Action Retro, it draws on DuckDuckGo, Brave, and Google as its backend sources, making the modern web accessible from machines that would otherwise struggle.
http://windowsupdaterestored.com/
Windows Update Restored brings back the classic Windows Update experience for legacy Microsoft operating systems including Windows 95, NT 4.0, 98, Me, 2000, and XP. Visitors can download Internet Explorer versions and service packs the old-fashioned way, making it a valuable resource for vintage Windows enthusiasts and retro PC hobbyists.
https://soft.lafibre.info/
A comprehensive archive of old Linux and OS ISO files organized by kernel version, spanning from 1994 through the 2010s, maintained by Vivien Gueant. Visitors can download vintage distributions like Slackware, Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and even OS/2 Warp directly for use with VirtualBox or physical media.
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.