Retro Computing
195 sites
https://dpolakovic.space/noticeboard
David Polakovic's personal site features a noticeboard where he hunts for vintage hardware, including Windows 98 serial keys and Pentium i586 processors at specific stepping levels. The site also hosts a self-managed Git server for personal projects, including a Mars clock/navigator app, giving it a distinctly hands-on retro computing and hobbyist flavor.
https://emupedia.net/beta/emuos
EmuOS is a browser-based emulation environment that mimics the look and feel of late 1990s PC operating systems, complete with a simulated BIOS boot sequence and retro desktop themes. Built by Emupedia as a nonprofit preservation project, it aims to archive and make classic games and software accessible through a nostalgic, user-friendly interface.
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.
https://tilde.town/~thegiant
TheGiant's tilde.town homepage is a love letter to the old internet, covering BBS systems, telnet, MUDs, Usenet, Unix shell access, and hand-coded HTML in the spirit of dial-up era computing. The page doubles as a curated link collection pointing to active BBSes, MUD directories, and free Usenet servers for those who still embrace these retro communities.
https://ilovehewlettpackard.com/
A lovingly minimal tribute to Hewlett Packard, featuring imagery dedicated to the iconic computing and electronics brand. The site is a charming slice of old-web nostalgia for HP enthusiasts who remember the company fondly.
https://omegalogic.neocities.org/
OMEGALOGIC is a nostalgic Neocities site dedicated to memoirs and musings about the early web, featuring sections on retro computing, vintage browsers like Netscape, beige box computers, and the culture of 1990s internet life. The creator, Omega, has built a charmingly period-accurate page complete with ASCII art, a guestbook, and a retro gaming top-10 list that evokes the feeling of browsing the web in 1997.
https://heyitsrksmith.com/
Ripley (R.K. Smith) runs this colorful personal site organized around a retro computing aesthetic, with a VCFMW (Vintage Computer Festival Midwest) trip report front and center alongside sections for games, music, and miscellaneous hobbies. The BIOS-style boot screen, DOS directory commands, and Pentium III CPU readout give it an unmistakably old-school computing identity that makes it a fun destination for vintage tech enthusiasts.
https://peelopaalu.neocities.org/
Peelopaalu is a hand-curated link directory maintained by a single person until July 2024, collecting a wonderfully eclectic mix of old web gems, retro tech blogs, Habbo Hotel archives, ASCII art, DOS resources, and internet oddities. The directory spans hundreds of links across five pages, offering a snapshot of niche internet culture that feels like a guided tour through forgotten corners of the web.
https://slimysomething.neocities.org/
SlimySomething's eclectic personal site features the 'Internet Graveyard,' a section dedicated to dead sites, lost platforms, and digital sellouts, alongside a link dump of old maps, free game soundtracks, and GUI customization relics. With extras like CRT monitor simulation code, a dream journal, and hot takes on internet culture and computers, this site is a loving tribute to the old web aesthetic.
https://cockgobl.in/
Katie's personal Neocities-style site blends old computer aesthetics with personal blogging, featuring posts about a Toshiba Libretto 100CT, BeOS and HaikuOS themes, and a Japan trip. The site has a charming retro feel with a music player, guestbook, gif collection, and webring memberships that draw in fellow fans of vintage tech.