Retro Computing
195 sites
https://blog.simone.computer/
Simone Marzulli's personal tech blog blends retro computing adventures with modern experimentation, featuring posts about coding on a TRS-80, hacking LEGO machines with a Flipper Zero, and running AI agents on a Raspberry Pi. The mix of vintage hardware tinkering and cutting-edge projects makes this a genuinely fun read for anyone who loves bridging old and new technology.
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.
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://pngwen.sdf.org/
Pngwen's Den is a personal site hosted on SDF focused on vintage and retro computing, with posts covering Commodore 64 assembly, the RCA 1802 processor membership card builds, and the Logo programming language. The site has an old-web charm complete with web pets, a guestbook, and membership in retro-themed webrings like the Retronaut Webring.
https://minivac.greg.technology/
A simulator for the Minivac 601, a vintage educational digital computer kit from the 1960s designed by Claude Shannon. This resource lets visitors interact with a faithful recreation of one of the earliest consumer computing devices, making it a fascinating piece of computing history.
https://time-travelling-birb.neocities.org/
Amaruuk's lovingly crafted archive of early web ephemera, featuring collections of blinkies, GIFs, and the nostalgic aesthetics of personal homepages from 1998 through the mid-2000s. The site includes galleries, shrines, a 'time machine' organized by year, and various quirky extra pages celebrating the look and feel of old-school web culture.
https://95revive.neocities.org/
95revive is dedicated to breathing new life into old computers, offering articles, services, and a project called VirtualXP for vintage Windows enthusiasts. With a tagline echoing Windows 95's iconic phrase, this site blends nostalgia with practical resources for retro hardware lovers.
https://1.44mb.club/
The 1.44MB Webring connects enthusiasts who use, love, or make art with floppy disks, celebrating the iconic 3.5-inch format as both a nostalgic medium and a creative tool. Members include artists who create floppy disk art, hobbyists who back up their websites onto physical disks, and anyone who simply keeps floppies around for the love of it.
http://lost-theory.org/ocrat/chargif/char/c8ad.html
A reference page from the OCRAT character GIF archive displaying the Unicode character c8ad as an image alongside related character data. Part of a larger encoding resource at lost-theory.org, this page serves as a lookup tool for legacy CJK and extended character set glyphs.
https://tomseditor.com/gallery
Retro Gallery is a dedicated archive preserving pixel art and graphics from classic platforms including Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, and Atari, with thousands of images uploaded by a growing community. Visitors can browse a Hall of Fame, convert retro image formats directly online, and explore curated collections like the MSX Pixel Art Preservation project and coverdisk scans.