Retro Computing
195 sites
https://www.creopard.de/
Creopard.de is a German-language retro computing hub dedicated to Windows 95, Windows 98, MS-DOS, and the Commodore 64, offering unofficial service packs, drivers, FAQs, and gaming tips you won't find elsewhere. Highlights include the site's own unofficial German Windows 98 SE and Windows 95 OSR2 service packs, plus guides for running DOS multiplayer games like Doom over IPX networks.
http://bbslist.textfiles.com/
A massive historical archive of dial-up BBS phone numbers compiled from numerous sources, preserving a comprehensive record of Bulletin Board Systems from the pre-internet era. Maintained by Jason Scott of textfiles.com, the list includes FAQs, statistics, an introduction to BBS culture, and even a link to the documentary film about BBSes.
https://bladesplace.id.au/geocities-neighborhoods-suburbs.html
Blade's Place hosts a comprehensive reference guide to every GeoCities Homestead neighborhood and suburb, complete with icons, history, and a detailed explanation of how the old themed address system worked. This lovingly researched page is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in early web history, preserving details about the community structure that made GeoCities a landmark of the 1990s internet.
https://web.badges.world/
Web Badges World is an archive of nearly 4,000 classic 80x15 pixel buttons that once decorated websites across the early internet, complete with a history of how these tiny badges were used for webrings, directories, RSS feeds, and browser identification. Created by Arthur, the site lets visitors filter badges by category, file type, and animation, making it an invaluable preservation effort for anyone nostalgic about the visual culture of the early web.
https://blog.geocities.institute/
Run by researcher Olia Lialina, this blog digs through the massive GeoCities torrent archive to surface, analyze, and celebrate the visual and cultural artifacts of early web culture. Expect screenshot showcases, interviews with creators, and thoughtful commentary on GIFs, MIDI, blingee stamps, and the forgotten aesthetics of the 1990s and 2000s web.
https://that90ssite.neocities.org/
A lovingly crafted tribute to the mid-1990s web aesthetic, complete with loud tile backgrounds, bold colors, a guestbook, and a MIDI file, built on Neocities as a modern recreation of old-school web design. Highlights include an Amiga 4000T 3D tech demo, a cyber cat hangout page, retro links to BBSes and Gopher sites, and membership in the Retronaut Webring.
http://textfiles.com/
Textfiles.com, maintained by Jason Scott, is a massive archive of ASCII text files from BBS culture spanning the mid-1980s and earlier, preserving a crucial slice of pre-web digital history. Visitors can explore thousands of documents, ASCII art, BBS lists, digests, and companion projects like the BBS Documentary, making it an indispensable treasure trove for digital history enthusiasts.
https://edlinfan.neocities.org/
Edlinfan's homepage is a lovingly crafted tribute to DOS-era computing, styled as a command-line interface complete with ASCII art and drive prompt aesthetics. Named after the classic DOS line editor EDLIN, the site includes a blog, archive, webcam, and weather sections all presented in retro terminal fashion.
http://1x-upon.com/
Created by net artists Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied, this project recreates three significant contemporary websites as they might have appeared in late 1997, complete with dial-up speed throttling, frames-based HTML, and a recommendation to view on Netscape Navigator 4.03 under Windows 95. It is a nostalgic and conceptual art piece that lovingly preserves the aesthetic and technical spirit of the early web era.
http://chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/BatBasic.html
Doctor DOS Betamax's tutorial walks beginners through writing DOS batch files, covering everything from basic syntax and advantages to a simple menu system and advanced techniques. With 500+ downloadable batch files, dozens of tips, and multiple lesson pages, this is a thorough old-school reference for anyone looking to automate DOS operations.