Retro Computing
195 sites
https://hellosailor.neocities.org/
George's colorful personal site celebrates retro web aesthetics and old internet culture, with pixel art, mini-banners, and 32x32 icons at its heart. The site is actively under construction with plans for shrines, an affiliates page, and hidden easter eggs that make it a charming corner of the modern Neocities scene.
https://ericexperiment.com/
Eric's personal tech site covers retro computing projects with impressive depth, including a custom-built 486 computer, Toshiba Libretto repairs, Brazilian Famiclones, and vintage web nostalgia. The site spans a wide range of hands-on topics from 3D printing to woodworking, but retro hardware builds and old-school computing are clearly the heart of the experiment.
https://spiritone.com/~nabil/hickok
Aaron Nabil's page preserves scanned and OCR'd manuals for the rare Hickok/Western Electric KS-15874-L2 Cardmatic Tube Tester, including complete operating instructions, schematics, circuit theory, and calibration guides. A niche but invaluable reference for vintage electronics enthusiasts hunting down hard-to-find documentation for these semi-automatic vacuum tube testing machines.
https://whoishohokam.com/
Hohokam's personal site is a self-described 'high-tech mid-life crisis' packed with hands-on projects spanning retro 8-bit computers, hacked consoles, 3D printing, home lab networking, and Raspberry Pi tinkering. Alongside the tech projects, the site features record collecting, hi-fi audio upgrades, and a curated collection of Portland street art, making it a genuinely eclectic Web 1.0-style corner of the internet.
http://obsoletecomputermuseum.org/
Running since 1995, the Obsolete Computer Museum catalogs a wide range of vintage and obsolete computers with individual exhibit pages for machines like the Acorn Electron, TI-99/4A, Zenith Z89, and dozens more. Visitors can browse hardware exhibits, submit questions to the helpline, and even donate old equipment to the collection.
https://nullroute.lt/
Grawity's personal technical hub, Symlink, celebrates ARPANET nostalgia and networking projects with a self-described love of 'broken toys and hopeless dreams.' The site hosts documentation, mirrors, personal projects, and network/server information, all wrapped in a classic dark-room hacker aesthetic.
https://tilde.town/~lucidiot
Lucidiot's personal tilde.town page is a classic old-web haven packed with nostalgic web buttons, Netscape-era logos, anti-NFT badges, and links to quirky projects like a virtual plant and transport accident RSS feeds. The site radiates vintage internet enthusiasm with references to Windows XP, MSN Messenger via Escargot, and a handcrafted collection of ~town logos released under WTFPL.
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://sosumi.xyz/computering
Computering is a webring connecting websites whose creators are interested in, write about, or style their pages after older computers and operating systems like Windows 98, MacOS System 7, and Windows XP. With just 5 members so far, it's a small but charming community celebrating the aesthetics and nostalgia of vintage OS design on the modern web.
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.