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• : VFX forth ; [2026-01-16]
  : VFX forth; — a retro computing site at vfxforth.com. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• "Once Upon" by Olia Lialina & Dragan Espenschied [2026-07-07]
  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.
• “Powered by...”, or the phenomenon of web software buttons — Daniil Baturin [2026-07-07]
  Daniil Baturin digs into the history and cultural significance of 'Powered by' web software buttons, those nostalgic 88x31 badges promoting browsers, servers, and tools that once decorated countless early web pages. With 72 images collected and a thoughtful analysis of why these buttons existed and what they reveal about early web culture, this is a fascinating piece of internet archaeology.
• ~a13x . home [2026-07-07]
  A sparse tilde.club personal page belonging to a13x, featuring a note about writing HTML on a Miyoo Mini+ handheld terminal and a small collection of random desk items. The Miyoo Mini+ focus and tilde.club setting give it a retro/hobbyist computing flavor, linking to a webring for fellow tilde enthusiasts.
• ~beckstrom's tilde.club page [2026-07-07]
  Chris Beckstrom's tilde.club homepage embraces the old-web aesthetic on purpose, featuring a geek code block, animated GIFs, and logged entries about SSH tricks, sshfs mounting, and Unix tinkering. A classic shared Unix server community page from an elder millennial who has been online since 1996, blending nostalgia with genuine command-line enthusiasm.
• ~brennen (prop., ed., pub., sysop) [2026-07-07]
  Brennen's tilde.club home on the old-school Unix shared server squiggle.city features a HyperCard-inspired stack of dated personal notes, textfiles, and reflections on command-line tools, DOS software, text editors, and shell scripting. Packed with geek charm, the site touches on everything from git workflows to Perl feed scripts, nostalgia-tripping on vintage software, and musings on the indie web.
• ~lucidiot [2026-07-07]
  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.
• ~tweska on tilde.club [2026-07-07]
  Tweska's tilde.club homepage highlights their hands-on project building a Zilog Z80-based computer from scratch, complete with breadboard prototype photos. They also created the Tilde.Club Gallery, an automatically updated showcase of member pages on the tildeverse network.
• ★ ICHOR.system [2026-07-07]
  ICHOR.system is a stylized personal page by Icarusdean, presented entirely in ASCII art with a retro terminal aesthetic. The site leans heavily into old-school computer culture with its text-based layout and monospaced visual design.
• 1 Year anniversary! - Netscape Navigator Revival [2026-07-07]
  The Netscape Navigator Revival is a nostalgic project dedicated to recreating the early web browsing experience, offering simulated versions of classic browsers including Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer 2, Mosaic, Lynx, and ViolaWWW. Visitors can explore a WWW Revival dating back to 1991, making it a charming tribute to the origins of the World Wide Web.
• 1.44MB Webring [2026-07-07]
  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.
• 11 No Cost Tips for Optimizing Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Performance - Low End MacLow End Mac [2026-07-07]
  Low End Mac is a long-running Apple resource site dedicated to getting the most out of older Mac hardware, with this article offering 11 free performance tips specifically for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger on G3, G4, G5, and early Intel Macs. With over 2 million hits, this guide by Ed Eubanks Jr covers practical optimizations like managing startup items, removing unused language files, and controlling fan speeds to keep aging Macs running smoothly.
• 1200 Baud Archeology [2026-07-07]
  Reconstructing Apple I BASIC from a Cassette Tape – pagetable.com: Michael Steil's pagetable.com is a deep-dive technical blog focused on vintage computing archaeology, including this landmark post reconstructing Apple I BASIC from an original cassette tape recording. The site covers 6502 assembly, historical software artifacts, and low-level retrocomputing research with a level of rigor that makes it essential reading for vintage computing enthusiasts.
• 16colo.rs - ANSI/ASCII art archive [2026-01-11]
  Sixteen Colors is a comprehensive archive preserving ANSI and ASCII artpacks released through the BBS underground art scene from the early 1990s to the present day. Visitors can browse by artist, group, year, or file type, exploring thousands of pieces from a vibrant era of text-mode digital art.
• ୨୧ Kawaii Attic ୨୧ [2026-07-07]
  Kawaii Attic, created by Arunyi, is a lovingly curated archive of cute websites from the early 2000s, celebrating the golden age of kawaii internet culture with pixel art, adoptions, dollz, sozai, and more. Visitors can browse hundreds of linked sites organized into categories like personal pages, fanlistings, cliques, webrings, and sozai resources, making it a treasure trove for anyone nostalgic for the old web's charming aesthetic.
• 23Sonics' little corner [2026-07-07]
  23Sonics shares their passion for older computers including a Packard Bell EasyNote, Asus Eee PC 701, and HP OmniBook XE3, alongside a custom Fedora Linux setup and a self-hosted Windows documentation tool called Windows MAN. The site also touches on retro-friendly software advocacy, personal online services, and a love of games like Tetris and Sonic the Hedgehog.
• 2Bit - A website about 2bit stuff. [2026-04-18]
  Built around the aesthetic and hardware limitations of 2-bit graphics, this quirky personal site from a creator known as 2Bit celebrates the original Game Boy era with game reviews, hardware pages, memes, and Easter eggs. The site itself renders in only four colors as a nod to its theme, and includes chiptune background music and blog posts musing on generational identity and retro tech.
• 64 [2026-02-14]
  64 — a retro computing site at lucho.ddns.net. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• 6502.org: Source: Zero [2024-11-21]
  6502.org: Source: Zero — a retro computing page from 6502.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• 8051 Macro Assembler ASEM [2024-12-23]
  8051 Macro Assembler ASEM — a retro computing page from plit.de. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• 98.js - Windows 98 Online [2026-07-07]
  98.js brings the classic Windows 98 desktop experience directly to your browser, letting you interact with a faithful JavaScript recreation of the iconic operating system. It's a nostalgic tech demo and functional simulation that captures the look and feel of late-90s computing without installing anything.
• 9ties [2026-07-07]
  A nostalgic tribute to the 1990s internet experience, created by someone called 'doc' who longs for the old web days of horrid computers and slow connections. The site features a Hotline Webring membership and neighborhood links, capturing the spirit of early Geocities-era personal pages.
• A BNF Parser in Forth [2025-11-05]
  A BNF Parser in Forth — a retro computing page from bradrodriguez.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• A:EDLIN.COM [2026-02-01]
  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.
• Aaron Nabil's Hickok Tube Tester Settings | Spirit One [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Abandonware France, le site retrogaming dédié à la sauvegarde du patrimoine vidéo ludique PC. [2026-07-07]
  Abandonware France is a long-running French-language retrogaming preservation site dedicated to archiving and cataloging old PC games, complete with over 3100 titles available for automated installation. Visitors can browse abandonware games, read manuals, view magazine scans and cover art, watch retro gaming videos, and explore timelines of classic game companies and personalities.
• Aesistril's Website [2026-07-07]
  Aesistril's personal site is built by a self-described 20-year-old nerd with a passion for electronics, UNIX/Linux systems, old computers, and software, all reflected in its retro-inspired design aesthetic. Visitors can explore a blog, dream log, survival guide, projects, and even café reviews, plus the site participates in both the Hotline and Retronaut webrings.
• ALTEXXANET - Your 90s Internet Experience [2026-02-01]
  ALTEXXANET recreates the 1990s internet experience by offering free public access to classic internet services including Usenet, IRC, Gopher, FTP, and a Hotline BBS. Visitors can download old text files, freeware, and shareware software, making it a nostalgic playground for anyone who remembers the pre-web internet era.
• Amiga Graphics Archive [2026-07-07]
  The Amiga Graphics Archive is a meticulously curated collection of graphics made with or for the Commodore Amiga home computer, spanning applications, games, logos, publications, and demoscene artwork. Regularly updated with scans from classic Amiga magazines and rare digital art, it also features technical articles on display technology, screen modes, and fascinating color cycling animation techniques.
• Amiga Web Directory [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Anachronistic Restorationist Center - eXtended / eXcited / eXperimental [2026-07-07]
  ARC-X, run by J. R. Young, is a personal station dedicated to extending the life of old hardware and software, maintaining obscure X11 programs, and documenting ancient systems in the modern age. The site features an abandonware scrapyard, hardware restoration notes, and a toolbox of configs and manuals, all with a charming smallweb philosophy.
• aplat(1) : documents structurés pour Unix [2026-03-23]
  aplat(1): documents structurés pour Unix — a retro computing page from asteride.xyz. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Archaic Binary | Retro Telnet BBS Systems | Legacy Bulletin Boards, ANSI Games & More [2026-07-07]
  Archaic Binary is a retro BBS hub offering live Telnet and SSH connections to legacy bulletin board systems, complete with ANSI art, classic door games like Legend of the Red Dragon and Usurper, and support for message networks such as FidoNet and Amiganet. Visitors can connect directly in-browser via an HTML5 terminal or download SyncTERM, making old-school BBS culture accessible to a new generation of retro computing enthusiasts.
• ARRIVING AT DOKODEMO V3 [2026-07-07]
  Dokodemo is a personal hobby site styled as a love letter to the early days of the web, complete with old-web design conventions like audio autoplay, iFrames, and display requirements for specific browsers and screen sizes. The creator describes it as a time capsule, evoking the spirit of vintage personal homepages with cute colors and themed aesthetics.
• Art of Assembly Language Programming and HLA by Randall Hyde [2026-06-16]
  Art of Assembly Language Programming and HLA by Randall Hyde — a retro computing page from plantation-productions.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Art of Assembly Language Programming and HLA by Randall Hyde [2025-03-20]
  Art of Assembly Language Programming and HLA by Randall Hyde — a retro computing page from plantation-productions.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• ASCII by Jason Scott [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Assembler Simplified With TERSE Algebraic Assembly Language [2026-04-04]
  Assembler Simplified With TERSE Algebraic Assembly Language — a retro computing site at terse.com. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• Assembly Language Debugger [2025-07-20]
  Assembly Language Debugger — a retro computing site at ald.sourceforge.net. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• Assembly Language Repository [2024-12-12]
  Assembly Language Repository — a retro computing site at beroset.com. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• Ate Bit Tech : Retro & Vintage Computing Database, Cataloging Amiga to ZX Spectrum and Beyond [2025-12-21]
  Ate Bit Tech: Retro & Vintage Computing Database, Cataloging Amiga to ZX Spectrum and Beyond — a retro computing site at atebit.tech. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• athe52's site [2026-07-07]
  athe52's personal site is a curated link collection focused on retro computing, old-web nostalgia, and vintage software, featuring resources like Office 97 assistants, GeoCities-era GIFs, and early text-to-speech tools. The creator is also working on several original projects including lunarOS History and Project Fossil, with a clear love for preserving and exploring computing history.
• Awii's website [2026-07-07]
  Awii's website is an old-web style personal homepage with a retro cyberspace aesthetic, complete with a classic 'click to enter' splash page and playful references to Windows XP and Internet Explorer compatibility. Part of the Hotline Webring, this site leans into nostalgic early internet culture with its minimal but characterful entry portal.
• b5c0 [2026-07-07]
  A reference page from the 'chargif' section of lost-theory.org, displaying character glyph b5c0 as an image, likely part of a larger archive of encoded or legacy character set graphics. The site appears to catalog individual characters from an older encoding system, making it a niche resource for retro computing and character set research.
• Batch File Basics -- A Doctor DOS Tutorial [2026-07-07]
  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.
• BBS [2026-07-07]
  The Documentary: The official site for 'BBS: The Documentary,' a 2005 film by Jason Scott chronicling the history of Bulletin Board Systems and the communities that formed around them. It includes trailers, reviews, a BBS software list, an event history timeline, and a BBS history library, making it an invaluable archive for anyone interested in pre-internet online culture.
• Bill's World [2026-07-07]
  Bill's World is a nostalgic tribute to the GeoCities era, styled as a time portal letting visitors "surf the web like it's 1999." The site leans fully into old-web aesthetics with hand-coded HTML, GIMP graphics, webrings, and a retro personal homepage feel.
• Blue VMU [2026-04-18]
  Blue VMU is a personal site dedicated to the Sega Dreamcast, exploring the console from a fresh modern perspective rather than pure nostalgia. The creator documents their hands-on experience with the system through posts, a gallery, and notes on hardware projects like battery replacement and retrobriting.
• Building a Website Fit for 1999 - Wesley Moore [2026-07-07]
  Wesley Moore documents his journey building a retro-styled personal website written in HTML4 and served over plain HTTP, designed to work on vintage browsers like IE 4 on Mac OS 8.1. The post covers experimenting with hosting on a RISC-V ESP32-C3 microcontroller using bare-metal Rust before settling on a more practical home server setup, making it a fascinating read for anyone interested in old-web aesthetics and modern tinkering.
• Bulletin Board Systems Toolbox [2026-07-07]
  The Bulletin Board Systems Toolbox is a curated collection of BBS-related software packages, tools, and resources for Linux console users who want to connect to and run classic bulletin board systems. Maintained by a hobbyist who goes deep on the subject, the site offers downloadable terminal utilities like Qodem, ANSI art viewers, offline mail readers, and a personal top-100 retro games list spanning ZX Spectrum, Amiga, and DOS.
• Bunker of DOOM 8-) Welcome! [2026-07-07]
  Bunker of DOOM is a sprawling hobbyist resource dedicated to retro-tech enthusiasts and hardware hackers, packed with vacuum tube manuals, laser experiments, nuclear radiation topics, and vintage electronics documentation. Created by Konrad H. Johnson and a small team, the site offers free access to rare technical references including RCA and Sylvania tube manuals, schematics, and hands-on project write-ups from the world of experimental electronics.
• Bytemoth's (Astoundingly Effervescent) Brook [2026-07-07]
  Bytemoth's Brook is a hand-typed, old-web-styled personal hub from self-described 'Digital Warlock Bytemoth,' featuring a catalog of built and acquired computers, software recommendations, web browsing guides, and collected links to quality sites. The retro aesthetic is deliberate and detailed, drawing on Windows 98 icons, archived Geocities imagery, and sub-HD design choices that make it feel like a lovingly preserved artifact of early internet culture.
• c1e9 [2026-07-07]
  A reference page from the 'ocrat' project displaying character glyph c1e9, likely part of a larger archive of character encoding or font bitmap data from legacy computing systems. The site appears to document extended ASCII or Unicode characters rendered as GIF images, making it a niche but useful resource for retro computing and character set research.
• c8ad [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Callback 8020 - The Future of Flip-Phones [2026-09-08]
  commodore.net
• Cameron's World [2026-02-01]
  Cameron's World is a stunning web-collage assembled by Cameron Askin from thousands of archived GeoCities pages spanning 1994 to 2009, celebrating the raw, chaotic beauty of early personal homepages. Equal parts art project and digital archaeology, it immerses visitors in the animated GIFs, gaudy backgrounds, and unfiltered self-expression that defined the old web.
• Capture the Flag Game: Capture the Flag Download & Capture the Flag Shareware [2025-09-20]
  Capture the Flag Game: Capture the Flag Download & Capture the Flag Shareware — a retro computing page from carrsoft.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• CD.TEXTFILES.COM [2026-07-07]
  The Past on Plastic: CD.TEXTFILES.COM is a digital archive preserving data from 'shovelware' CDs of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which inadvertently captured a wealth of BBS-era content. A treasure trove for retro computing enthusiasts, it offers a rare window into early online culture through the very discs that tried to cash in on it.
• Chasnah's Homepage [2026-07-07]
  Chasnah's homepage is a labor-of-love personal site centered on restoring and preserving 80s and 90s computers, with sections for projects, a gallery of vintage Macintosh hardware, a file archive, and hand-coded web design philosophy. The site also links to a companion project called The Rakko Project, a vintage-computer-accessible archive of drivers, documentation, and software for old machines.
• Children's Software & Java Applets by Lawrence Goetz [2024-12-01]
  Children's Software & Java Applets by Lawrence Goetz — a retro computing site at lawrencegoetz.com. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• Chris Mazuc's Personal Web Page [2026-07-07]
  Chris Mazuc's personal project hub showcases hands-on restorations of vintage Sun and HP workstations alongside electronics builds like a reflow oven, a bench frequency reference, and an Asterisk-based vintage phone intercom. The site doubles as a window into a tinkerer's workshop, blending retro hardware revival with hobbyist electronics and networking projects.
• CL [2026-03-26]
  CL — a retro computing page from edicl.github.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Classic Computer Magazine Archive [2026-07-07]
  The Classic Computer Magazine Archive preserves the full text of beloved early personal computing magazines including Antic, Creative Computing, Compute!, and many others spanning the 1970s through 1990s. Visitors can search over 10,000 articles covering Atari, Commodore, TRS-80, and other vintage platforms, making this an invaluable research archive for retro computing enthusiasts.
• Classic Sites Archive [2026-07-07]
  The Classic Sites Archive is a passion project dedicated to preserving old websites built with Google Sites' classic layout, rescued from digital oblivion using HTTrack and hosted on Neocities. Visitors can browse a curated gallery of these nostalgic web relics while reading the webmaster's reflections on the slow death of early internet creativity.
• Còbra!'s Retro Room [2026-07-07]
  Còbra! is a multilingual Glaswegian whose Neocities homepage showcases a passion for retro games, vintage tech, and old media, with the intro written in Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and even Ainu. The site is a charming old-web personal space with guestbook, webrings, and a distinctly retro aesthetic that reflects the creator's love of collecting classic technology and media.
• Cock Goblins - Cockgobl.in [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Colondot.net : UNIX C [2025-03-08]
  Colondot.net: UNIX C — a retro computing page from colondot.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Common Lisp Recipes [2025-12-03]
  Common Lisp Recipes — a retro computing page from weitz.de. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Computering Webring! [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Computing [2024-11-12]
  Computing — a retro computing page from technologyuk.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• CrustyWindows [2026-07-07]
  CrustyWindows is a wiki dedicated to archiving and documenting bootleg Windows operating system modifications, spanning versions from Windows 1.x all the way through Windows 11. With 544 articles cataloging modified ISOs, custom editions, and unofficial Windows variants created by hobbyists, it's a fascinating deep dive into the underground world of Windows modding culture.
• CuteApps.com [2024-08-05]
  CuteApps.com — a retro computing site at cuteapps.com. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• CyberKutak Retro Portal [2026-07-07]
  CyberKutak is a Bosnian/Croatian retro-styled personal portal celebrating the nostalgic aesthetics of 1990s and 2000s web design, packed with humor sections including jokes about Balkans, blondes, animals, cars, Yugo, and politics. Created by a geekring member, the site also features funny pictures slideshows, wallpapers, fractals, and a recipes section, all wrapped in an old-school internet vibe.
• Daniel's virtual place [2026-07-07]
  Daniel's Spanish-language personal page started as a hub for old computers and curious internet links, evolving into a lively collection of GIFs, webcams, webrings, and assorted oddities. The site carries a strong old-web aesthetic with retro construction banners, button collections, and membership in multiple webrings including the Retronaut webring.
• Dazza's Windows Shareware Collection [2026-05-27]
  Dazza's Windows Shareware Collection — a retro computing page from webarchive.me. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Deja Vu – (re-)creating web history [2026-07-07]
  Deja Vu, created by Par Lannero, is a project dedicated to recreating web history through browser emulators that let you surf the modern web using ancient browsers like the CERN Line Mode Browser and Mosaic. It's a fascinating piece of internet archaeology offering a nostalgic and technically impressive look at how the web appeared through the eyes of its earliest software.
• DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS [2026-09-08]
  dosbox.com
• Download (Plan 9 wiki) [2024-08-31]
  Download (Plan 9 wiki) — a retro computing page from 9p.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• dpolakovic.space [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Dusk's computer room [2026-07-07]
  Dusk's personal corner of the web styled as a 'computer room,' evoking the aesthetic of Windows 95 and 16-bit era computing. The site features retro-style imagery and participates in the No AI webring, signaling a commitment to hand-crafted, human-made web content.
• E-Mail Club [2026-07-07]
  The E-Mail Club on tilde.club is a curated list of users on the tilde.club Unix server who enjoy exchanging slow, chatty emails with strangers. Maintained by user ~kake, it captures a charming old-internet tradition of pen-pal style correspondence through shared shell server accounts.
• EASy68K, Free 68000 Assembler Simulator, Assembly Language Programming [2026-06-29]
  EASy68K, Free 68000 Assembler Simulator, Assembly Language Programming — a retro computing page from easy68k.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• elcome to 95revive - Bringing old computers new life - W [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Elijah's Homepage [2026-07-07]
  Elijah's Homepage is a charming old-web-style personal site featuring a link collection, friends' websites, and quirky updates with references to classics like LEGO Island and Slingo. The site participates in the Geekring webring and maintains several sub-projects including CafeNet and PCDB, giving it a distinctly retro computing community feel.
• EmuOS v1.0 [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Engineering Sample Vault [2026-07-07]
  Run by Sam 'Doc TB' Demeulemeester, this vault is a deep-dive resource dedicated to engineering sample CPUs, the pre-production processors issued by manufacturers during chip development that often expose cancelled features, transitional steppings, and unreleased configurations. A labor of love since 2002, the site chronicles the history and variations of ES CPUs alongside broader vintage computing restoration and experimentation.
• ENTER THE WEBSITE [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Evolution of the Scrollbar [2026-04-18]
  Created by Sébastien Matos as an ECAL student project, this visual timeline traces the evolution of the scrollbar from Xerox Star in 1981 through Windows 10 in 2015, with screenshots of each OS interface. It is a concise and fascinating piece of UI history that shows how a seemingly mundane interface element transformed over four decades of computing.
• FilesFound! Homepage [2026-04-18]
  FilesFound! is a digital archaeology project by PIXELATEDCROWN, dedicated to excavating and documenting the contents of obsolete storage media like floppy disks, VHS tapes, MiniDiscs, and game cartridges. Each article highlights a unique discovery, from vintage screensavers to award-winning CD-ROM art collections, preserving digital artifacts that might otherwise be lost forever.
• Fiwix :: your small UNIX [2025-10-06]
  Fiwix:: your small UNIX — a retro computing site at fiwix.org. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• FogCam - The World's Oldest Webcam [2026-07-07]
  FogCam is the world's oldest continuously operating webcam, streaming live views of San Francisco State University since 1994 as a student project in the Department of Instructional Technologies. Created by Jeff Schwartz and Dan Wong, this piece of living internet history has been featured by the NY Times and CNN and holds a place on Wikipedia's list of the oldest websites still online.
• Forth [2026-05-15]
  Forth — a retro computing page from concatenative.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Forth Conferences [2026-06-29]
  Forth Conferences — a retro computing page from forth.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Forth explorations [2025-07-20]
  Forth explorations — a retro computing page from felix.plesoianu.ro. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Forth language [2026-04-26]
  Forth language — a retro computing page from enet.ru. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Forth Research at Institut für Computersprachen [2024-10-10]
  Forth Research at Institut für Computersprachen — a retro computing page from complang.tuwien.ac.at. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• FortuneCity - Higher Intellect Vintage Wiki [2026-07-07]
  Part of the Higher Intellect Vintage Wiki, this page documents FortuneCity, the classic free web hosting platform that let users build homepages in themed virtual districts during the late 1990s. It serves as a historical reference entry covering FortuneCity's features, community structure, and international expansion, alongside related services like GeoCities and Angelfire.
• FrogFind! [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Geoblinkies [2026-07-07]
  Geoblinkies is a transcription project and search engine dedicated to cataloguing the tiny animated blinkie graphics that once decorated countless Geocities pages. It lets visitors search a database of transcribed blinkie text, making these nostalgic web artifacts accessible and discoverable again.
• Geocities - The Torrent - Academic Torrents [2026-07-07]
  Hosted on Academic Torrents, this page provides access to the Archive Team's massive 688GB torrent of the entire Geocities website, scraped before Yahoo shut it down in October 2009. It is an invaluable digital preservation artifact for anyone interested in early web history, containing thousands of files across 7zip and tar archives along with links to live Geocities mirrors.
• Geocities Archive Geocities Mirror / The 90s Archive (1990s 2000s nineties) / The Early web [2026-07-07]
  OoCities.org is a living archive of the original GeoCities website, preserving thousands of personal pages from the 1990s and early 2000s before the platform was shut down in October 2009. Visitors can browse the full collection organized by the original GeoCities neighborhood system, making it an invaluable time capsule of early web culture and history.
• GeoCities Memory [2026-07-07]
  GeoCities Memory is a tribute and archive site dedicated to the legendary GeoCities web hosting platform, evoking the nostalgic era of early personal homepages. It serves as a digital memorial to one of the internet's most iconic communities, preserving the spirit of the old web.
• GeoHoods @ Blade's Place - Geocities Homestead Neighborhoods and Suburbs [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Georg Lukas :: Homepage [2024-09-07]
  Georg Lukas:: Homepage — a retro computing site at op-co.de. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• giraffe's homepage [2026-07-07]
  Giraffe's personal homepage is a nostalgic old-web style site featuring a Sonic CD background track, a virtual Tamagotchi pet, webrings, and a guestbook. The site leans into classic early-internet aesthetics with blinkies, buttons, and a maintained-for-historical-purposes note pointing visitors to the creator's newer home.
• Google BBS Terminal [2026-07-07]
  Google BBS Terminal is a creative art project by N. Landsteiner of mass:werk that reimagines Google Search as if it were a 1980s bulletin board system, complete with green and amber monochrome display modes and CRT scan line effects. Built with JavaScript, HTML5, and a custom terminal library, it's a fully functional novelty tool that lets you search the web through an authentic-feeling retro terminal interface.
• GopherSpace [2026-07-07]
  Schroeder's GopherSpace on SDF is a charming phlog (Gopher blog) dedicated to obsolete and retro technology, with entries covering devices like the Sony PSP, Palm Tungsten, Sega Saturn, MiniDisc, Bandai Wonderswan, and OpenBSD adventures. With dozens of phlog entries spanning years of old computer challenges and niche hardware exploration, it's a treasure trove for anyone nostalgic about forgotten tech.
• Grizz's World [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Ground Control - Home [2026-07-07]
  Ground Control is a personal site dedicated to BBS (Bulletin Board System) culture, featuring guides on how to access BBSLink and DoorParty door game score tracking. The site has an old-web aesthetic with hand-coded pages and participates in multiple retro-themed webrings including the Hotline webring, retronaut webring, and geekring.
• GSoC (Plan 9 Foundation wiki) [2025-12-05]
  GSoC (Plan 9 Foundation wiki) — a retro computing page from p9f.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• GUIdebook [2026-07-07]
  Graphical User Interface gallery: GUIdebook is an extensive archive created by Marcin Wichary dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of graphical user interfaces across dozens of operating systems, from Windows and Mac OS to BeOS, NeXTSTEP, and Amiga OS. Visitors can explore screenshots, icons, splash screens, sound files, timelines, advertisements, and articles tracing the evolution of GUI design from the earliest experiments to the early 2000s.
• He That Speaketh the Truth Showeth Forth Righteousness [2024-11-02]
  He That Speaketh the Truth Showeth Forth Righteousness — a retro computing page from soulwinning.info. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Heartware Project [2024-10-31]
  Heartware Project — a retro computing page from heartcom.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• HELLO SAILOR! [2026-07-07]
  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.
• hey [2026-07-07]
  The personal homepage of pivotman319, a self-described fox wolf person who admins BetaWiki and dedicates their time to preserving and documenting ancient Microsoft software builds. The page is a minimal landing hub linking out to their federated social presence and blog, centered around their passion for pre-release and historical Windows software.
• Hey! It's R.K. Smith! [2026-07-07]
  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.
• High-tech mid-life crisis. Who is Hohokam? [2026-07-07]
  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.
• HoleNet Cobalt 5.0 [2026-07-07]
  Techokami's HoleNet is a quirky personal site styled as a retro desktop interface, complete with a working Atari emulator (Javatari), solitaire, a notepad, and various ROM hacking tools for classic Sonic games. The downloads section showcases original PHP-based ROM rippers for a wide range of Sonic titles, making it a genuine resource for retro game hackers and enthusiasts.
• home [2026-07-07]
  MeowZone is a quirky personal homepage built with FrontPage 98/2000, lovingly styled in the old-web tradition by a creator known as flpydisk.sys. The site celebrates retro web authoring tools and browser culture, complete with browser compatibility notes and a SweepRing webring badge.
• Home [2026-07-07]
  Random's personal corner of the web champions older software, legacy devices, and a deliberate rejection of modern AI-infused tech, built using Microsoft Expression Web 4 as a nod to classic web tools. The site features projects, a devices section, a guestbook, and webring participation, making it a cozy hub for like-minded fans of vintage computing culture.
• Home - Fuego's Cave [2026-07-07]
  Fuego's Cave is the personal site of MadCreeper, creator of BonziBUDDY Rewritten and PeedyBUDDY, two projects that revive the classic Microsoft Agent animated desktop companions. The site reflects a deep enthusiasm for old Windows operating systems and Microsoft Agent technology, with links to projects, a webring, and community ties to TMAFE and agentpedia.
• Home - Gridranger [2026-07-07]
  Gridranger is the personal blog of Dávid Bárdos, a tech-enthusiast whose posts range from KDE Neon tweaks and degoogling experiments to Win 3.1 nostalgia and custom terminal fonts. The site blends retro computing affection with modern Linux tinkering, sprinkled with gaming backlog updates and personal reflections.
• Home of the Internet Graveyard and more [2026-07-07]
  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.
• How It Works | One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age [2026-07-07]
  One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age is a research blog by Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied digging through the archived Geocities torrent, surfacing and analyzing old-web artifacts like GIFs, MIDI files, and defunct personal pages. This particular post explains the automated process behind their companion Tumblr blog that screenshots and posts rescued Geocities pages, offering a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at digital archaeology.
• How to setup nginx with cgi , fastcgi and C , bash , lisp , or any other programming language on debian and freebsd ? [2025-10-18]
  How to setup nginx with cgi, fastcgi and C, bash, lisp, or any other programming language on debian and freebsd? — a retro computing page from difyel.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• https: [2025-10-23]
  https: — a retro computing page from krzysckh.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• https: [2025-10-21]
  https: — a retro computing page from forth.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Ian's Web Sight! [2026-07-07]
  Ian Linkletter's tilde.club personal page greets visitors with a retro-style 'ACTIVATE FRAMES PLEASE!' prompt, evoking the classic era of mid-90s web design and frame-based layouts. Hosted on the collaborative Unix system tilde.club, this site is a charming artifact of old-web culture with minimal but nostalgic content.
• IBM Mainframe Computers & Tutorials [2026-04-13]
  IBM Mainframe Computers & Tutorials — a retro computing site at ibmmainframes.com. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• ilovehewlettpackard.com [2026-07-07]
  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.
• INDeX [2025-01-30]
  INDeX — a retro computing site at index.rhetori.ca. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• Index of /print [2026-07-07]
  Danamania's print archive is a treasure trove of vintage Apple and retro computing ephemera, offering downloadable posters, brochures, stickers, and datasheets spanning classic hardware like the Macintosh 128k, Apple IIe, Quadra 950, and beyond. The collection blends historical authenticity with playful modern recreations, making it a go-to resource for enthusiasts who want to decorate their spaces with period-accurate or lovingly crafted vintage tech memorabilia.
• Index of S546's homepage on remotes.club [2026-07-07]
  S546's homepage on remotes.club is a minimalist ASCII-art personal page hosted on a retro-styled community server. The site features a striking text-based banner in the old-web Unix tradition, evoking the aesthetics of bulletin board systems and early terminal culture.
• INT 10h [2026-02-01]
  INT10h.org is VileR's personal site dedicated to retro computing fonts, graphics, and code, taking its name from the classic BIOS interrupt used for video functions on old PCs. Visitors can explore a rich collection of authentic IBM-era bitmap fonts, retro graphics, and related projects that make it a go-to resource for DOS and vintage computer aesthetics.
• Introduction to Unix System Security Tools [2026-06-18]
  Introduction to Unix System Security Tools — a retro computing page from albion.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• IRIX Network [2025-08-16]
  IRIX Network — a retro computing page from irixnet.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Is Breaking Into A Timesharing System a Crime? [2026-07-07]
  Atari Archives hosts digitized pages from 'The Best of Creative Computing Volume 1' (1976), one of the earliest and most influential computing magazines. This particular page presents a fascinating early discussion of computer security, timesharing system intrusion, and the ethical and legal questions around what we would now call hacking.
• James Friend | PCE.js IBM PC/XT in the Browser [2026-07-07]
  James Friend's PCE.js project brings vintage computing history to life by running an emulated 286 IBM PC/XT with Windows 3.0 directly in your browser, no installation required. Built as a port of Hampa Hug's PCE emulator, the project also includes demos of classic Mac Plus environments and iconic games like Wolf3D, Civilization, and Monkey Island.
• jeith! [2026-07-07]
  Jeith's Neocities personal site lovingly recreates old-web aesthetics with pixel art collections, photo books, song diaries, art galleries, and fan shrines including a dedicated Mario Party fanpage. The site also features the WiiRing webring and embraces Y2K web culture with webrings, fanlistings, pixel clubs, and a guestbook.
• JJS.at : Entrance Hall [2026-06-06]
  JJS.at: Entrance Hall — a retro computing site at jjs.at. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• joshua stein [2026-07-07]
  Joshua Stein's personal tech blog is a deep dive into retro computing projects, with a strong focus on vintage Macs, classic system software, and hardware tinkering like fitting an M4 Mac Mini inside an iMac G4. He also develops and releases his own retro software including a classic Mac IRC client and BlueSCSI utilities, making this a genuinely creative corner of the old-school Mac enthusiast world.
• jwz.org [2026-07-07]
  Jamie Zawinski, co-founder of Netscape and Mozilla.org and primary developer of Lucid Emacs, maintains this personal hub linking to his blog, DNA Lounge nightclub, hacks, and other projects. A piece of internet history from one of the most influential figures in early open-source and browser development.
• jwzrants [2025-11-27]
  jwzrants — a retro computing page from jwz.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Kevin Boone: Why the fascination with retrocomputing? [2025-03-13]
  Kevin Boone: Why the fascination with retrocomputing? — a retro computing page from kevinboone.me. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• konilo: a personal computing system in forth [2025-02-25]
  konilo: a personal computing system in forth — a retro computing site at konilo.org. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• KRY.PT BBS [2026-07-07]
  KRY.PT BBS is a retro-style bulletin board system accessible via SSH and Telnet, evoking the classic era of dial-up BBS culture with its ASCII art logo and terminal aesthetics. Visitors can connect directly through command-line protocols, making it a functional throwback to pre-web networked computing.
• LainNet [2026-07-07]
  Spaztron64's personal homepage LainNet is a hub for PC-98 retro computing enthusiasts, featuring guides, a Neko Project 2 GDI compatibility table, demoscene productions, and archived websites from defunct sources. The site also includes a 2D and 3DCG art gallery, a blog, a BBS, and various downloads, making it a rich and eclectic corner of the old web.
• lattice9 [2026-09-08]
  lattice9.net
• Learn IBM370 Assembly Programming... For Mainframe Madness! [2025-10-04]
  Learn IBM370 Assembly Programming... For Mainframe Madness! — a retro computing page from chibiakumas.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Learning Unix on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger [2025-10-13]
  Learning Unix on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger — a retro computing page from matisse.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Links [2025-10-25]
  Links — a retro computing page from sbcl.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Lisp in Vim [2024-11-12]
  Lisp in Vim — a retro computing page from susam.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Lisp Machine hacking [2025-03-21]
  Lisp Machine hacking — a retro computing page from victor.se. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• mainframe [2025-08-17]
  mainframe — a retro computing page from pmikkelsen.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• maple syrup and pancakes [2026-07-07]
  Maple 'Mavica' Syrup's cozy corner of the web, built and maintained on a Windows 98 Compaq Armada running RetroZilla, showcasing a genuine passion for vintage hardware and software. Visitors will find a growing collection of handcrafted Windows-style pixel art icons, personal updates on retro web development, and a warm old-web aesthetic that feels authentically late 90s.
• Maurice's Den [2026-07-07]
  Maurice's Den is the charmingly retro homepage of Maurice the Rat and his hare companion Hazel, two fictional time-travelling characters who collect vintage technology and explore old junk across time and space. The site features a dedicated Vintage Tech section, commissioned character art, and a heartfelt manifesto about recapturing the spirit of the old web, complete with a guestbook and TheOldNet webring membership.
• meta | One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age [2026-07-07]
  One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age is Olia Lialina's research blog documenting her deep dive into the GeoCities torrent archive, analyzing and celebrating the aesthetics, culture, and quirks of early web personal homepages. Posts cover everything from MIDI files and under-construction GIFs to ontologies of old-web design patterns, making it a fascinating scholarly and nostalgic excavation of 1990s-2000s internet culture.
• Midnight Town - Home [2026-07-07]
  Eris's personal corner of the web, Midnight Town, is built around a love of vintage Macs and mechanical keyboards, with sections dedicated to cataloguing classic Apple hardware and exploring niche keyboard finds. The site embraces old-web nostalgia and is proudly made on an iMac G5, complete with webring memberships that capture the spirit of the early internet.
• Minivac 601 Simulator [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Mistigris - outlier computer arts since 1994 [2026-07-07]
  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.
• mizunotic [2026-07-07]
  Mizunotic is a personal Neocities page participating in both the Hotline Webring and the Retronaut Webring, signaling a love for old-web aesthetics and retro internet culture. The site appears to be a minimal but charming corner of the indie web, connected to communities dedicated to vintage computing and nostalgia.
• MSN Forever! [2026-07-07]
  MSN Forever is a nostalgic tribute to MSN Messenger and the classic MSN era of the early internet, celebrating the look and feel of a beloved piece of online history. The frames-based layout itself evokes the retro web aesthetic that fans of old-school Microsoft software will immediately recognize.
• Museum of Endangered Sounds [2026-07-07]
  The Museum of Endangered Sounds is a quirky archival project dedicated to preserving the iconic audio signatures of obsolete and fading technology, from dial-up modem screech to the click of an AIM notification. Visitors can browse and play back sounds that defined an era of computing and consumer electronics, making it a nostalgic time capsule for anyone who grew up with these forgotten auditory relics.
• My tilde.club page [2026-07-07]
  Greg Sainsbury's minimal tilde.club page, where he reflects on finally figuring out how to edit it and pays homage to a terrible personal webpage he had in the late 1990s. The username '4mvrs' is a deliberate callback to his old qlink.queensu.ca address, giving the page a nostalgic nod to early web culture.
• My Windows 7 Dream Home [2026-07-07]
  A personal nekoweb page themed around Windows 7, evoking nostalgia for the beloved Microsoft operating system. The site appears to be a minimalist aesthetic tribute to the Windows 7 era, appealing to fans of retro software and classic desktop environments.
• NANDRAID2 - HOME [2026-07-07]
  NANDRAID2 is the personal homepage of 'raid', a hobbyist based in Fort Worth who hosts their site on a credit-card-sized computer connected via Ethernet. The site features a bright new layout with webrings, a project page, and a blog, giving it a classic old-web personal homepage feel with a hardware-tinkering twist.
• netizen club [2026-07-07]
  Netizen Club is a collective dedicated to the retro web revival, bringing together old-computer enthusiasts through a webring, curated link cache, homepages directory, and a queer web 1.0 forum called Lesbiaboard. The community also offers NSV streams designed for playback on very old computers and connects members via Mastodon, IRC, and XMPP.
• Netscape Blog [2026-07-07]
  Netscape Navigator's tilde.town blog chronicles a hands-on enthusiasm for retro computing, covering everything from installing CF card SSDs on vintage Pentium III machines to tinkering with classic operating systems like Windows 3.1 and Haiku OS. Posts are pulled from a Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) feed, giving the site an offbeat decentralized-internet flavor alongside nature snapshots, gadget links, and old-school web aesthetics.
• Nika's Nook [2026-07-07]
  Nika's Nook belongs to Nikita Bhandari, a 28-year-old IT worker from Portland who troubleshoots computers, installs operating systems, and collects vintage consoles including an NES and Sega Genesis. The site leans into old-web aesthetics with webrings, cliques, and a guestbook while serving as Nika's personal corner of the internet.
• Nineties Website [2026-07-07]
  Charlie Harvey's loving tribute to the aesthetic and spirit of 1990s web design, complete with retro GIFs, ALL CAPS HTML nostalgia, and curated links to other old-school-style sites. A celebration of the amateur, hand-crafted early web that doubles as a mini directory of retro-inspired pages and webrings keeping the nineties internet alive.
• Nostalgia Air [2026-07-07]
  Nostalgia Air is a comprehensive online archive of free schematics, service manuals, and technical references for antique and vintage radios, covering models from the 1920s through the 1960s. Visitors can access scanned Beitman manuals, RCA Red Books, Zenith service guides, tube cross-reference data, and more, all organized by manufacturer and model.
• Obsolete Computer Museum [2026-07-07]
  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.
• oerrorpage [2026-07-07]
  Oerrorpage is a gleefully chaotic personal site that celebrates old-web aesthetics, obsolete HTML tags like the marquee, and retro web culture with webrings, 88x31 buttons, and a MIDI collection. The creator leans hard into nostalgic internet absurdity, featuring flash content, software reviews, a logo archive, and participation in a dozen webrings.
• Official Neon Wars Website [2025-09-17]
  Official Neon Wars Website — a retro computing page from classic.blitwise.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Official Super DX [2026-03-16]
  Official Super DX — a retro computing page from classic.blitwise.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Old versions of Linux [2026-07-07]
  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.
• OMEGALOGIC [2026-07-07]
  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.
• One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age | Digging through the Geocities Torrent [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Ordering, terms, contacts to Herb's Stuff [2025-12-30]
  Ordering, terms, contacts to Herb's Stuff — a retro computing page from retrotechnology.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Origin of Unix Pipe (by Alfred Aho. 2010) [2025-01-10]
  Origin of Unix Pipe (by Alfred Aho. 2010) — a retro computing page from xahlee.info. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Ov3rl0rd's Site - Front Page [2026-07-07]
  Ov3rl0rd's Site is a minimalist personal homepage styled with a retro 1999 aesthetic, featuring images and embedded audio for an old-web vibe. The sparse structure and vintage copyright date suggest a nostalgic tribute to early internet culture.
• Package: lang [2026-05-13]
  Package: lang — a retro computing page from cs.cmu.edu. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Package: lang [2025-08-26]
  Package: lang — a retro computing page from cs.cmu.edu. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Pasokon Deacon | Classic East Asian PC Platform and Software History [2026-07-07]
  Pasokon Deacon is a hub for a creator who has been covering Japanese and East Asian home computer history since 2020, exploring classic PC platforms, software, creators, and subcultures through videos, articles, and streams. A rare English-language resource diving deep into the world of vintage Japanese PCs, it links out to YouTube, Twitch, and other channels where the bulk of the content lives.
• Patched Torrent | One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age [2026-07-07]
  "One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age" is a research and archival blog dedicated to digging through the massive Geocities torrent, surfacing artifacts and insights from the old web. This particular post by despens announces a unified patched torrent combining the original Geocities release with its patches, making it easier for preservationists to seed the data indefinitely.
• PC98 Images [2026-07-07]
  PC98 Images is a long-running archive dedicated to distributing disk images for the classic NEC PC-98 platform, active since 2003. Visitors can browse a library of disk images with descriptions, download selected games added weekly, and submit requests for specific titles.
• Peelopaalu - Directory [2026-04-18]
  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.
• Phoenix - Chat Like It's 1999 [2026-07-07]
  Phoenix, created by Wildman Productions, is a revival service that brings back the classic instant messaging platforms of the late 1990s, including AIM, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, and MSN, letting users chat using the original software clients once more. The project is a labor of love dedicated to preserving the social networking experience of the pre-Facebook era, complete with server infrastructure, custom client downloads, and an active user community.
• Phoenix - Chat Like It's 1999 [2026-02-01]
  Phoenix, run by Wildman Productions, is a revival service that brings back functional AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, and ICQ servers so users can chat like it's 1999 using the original client software. The project is a labor of love dedicated to preserving the experience of 1990s social networking, complete with downloads, compatibility guides, and active user counts showing real people connecting through these nostalgic platforms.
• Plan 9 [2026-04-02]
  Plan 9 — a retro computing page from 9p.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Plan 9 [2025-08-10]
  Plan 9 — a retro computing page from 9p.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Plan 9 [2024-10-19]
  Plan 9 — a retro computing page from p9f.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Plan 9 Desktop Guide [2025-08-02]
  Plan 9 Desktop Guide — a retro computing page from pspodcasting.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Plan 9 Manual [2025-06-16]
  Plan 9 Manual — a retro computing page from plan9.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Plan 9 Wiki (History) [2026-02-21]
  Plan 9 Wiki (History) — a retro computing page from 9p.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• pngwen.sdf.org [2026-07-07]
  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.
• PurpleHello98 [2026-07-07]
  PurpleHello98 is an old-web style personal site participating in multiple retro-themed webrings including the Retronaut Webring and the Hotline Webring. The site leans into vintage internet aesthetics and community, with a strong anti-AI stance signaled by its circuit board imagery.
• Rc [2026-03-23]
  Rc — a retro computing page from lobste.rs. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Rc [2025-05-07]
  Rc — a retro computing page from plan9.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• RECOIL [2026-07-07]
  RECOIL (Retro Computer Image Library) is a free, open-source image viewer and converter that opens 552 native picture formats from vintage platforms including Commodore, Amiga, Atari, ZX Spectrum, and MSX. Available as standalone apps and plugins for Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, and in-browser, it is an essential tool for anyone preserving or exploring old-school computer graphics.
• RECOIL - Formats [2026-07-07]
  RECOIL (Retro Computer Image Library) is a software library and viewer that supports an astonishing 552 image file formats from vintage home computers including Atari, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, MSX, and dozens more. This formats reference page catalogs every supported file type by platform, extension, resolution, and color depth, making it an invaluable technical resource for anyone working with old-school computer graphics.
• restorativland [2026-02-01]
  Restorativland is an ambitious preservation project dedicated to excavating and restoring shut-down web ruins like GeoCities, MySpace Music, and AOL Hometown into searchable, visitable, and remixable archives. Positioned somewhere between a library and a living museum, the project works to close the gap between archival and public visibility of the lost early web.
• Retro Computing & Gaming mit Windows 95 & 98, MS-DOS und C64 [2026-07-07]
  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.
• Retrocomputing with Clash [2025-12-02]
  Retrocomputing with Clash — a retro computing page from unsafeperform.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Retrocomputing with Clash [2024-07-30]
  Retrocomputing with Clash — a retro computing page from unsafeperform.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Retrocomputing.net [2026-06-21]
  Retrocomputing.net — a retro computing page from retrocomputing.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Retrocomputing.net [2026-03-03]
  Retrocomputing.net — a retro computing site at retrocomputing.net. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• RetromashCool Links | Retromash [2026-07-07]
  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.
• reversi [2025-05-11]
  reversi — a retro computing page from skyhunter.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Richmond Mainframe [2026-05-26]
  Richmond Mainframe — a retro computing site at richmondmainframe.com. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• Rick's b.log - entry 2026/03/08 [2026-07-07]
  Rick Murray's personal blog covers technical deep-dives into RISC OS, Linux, and retro computing topics, with this entry detailing hands-on testing of a new open-source ShareFS server that bridges RISC OS file sharing to modern platforms. The site blends geekery with personality, offering commentary on tech experiments, French rural life, and niche computing ecosystems that few other bloggers cover.
• rio(1) [2024-12-17]
  rio(1) — a retro computing page from 9fans.github.io. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Rubenerd [2026-07-07]
  Rubenerd is Ruben Schade's long-running personal blog spanning two decades of posts covering retro computing, BSD Unix, hardware tinkering, anime, coffee, and technology commentary from Sydney, Australia. With archives stretching back to 2004 and a rich tag cloud including retrocomputing, FreeBSD, and hardware, it's a treasure trove for anyone who loves old tech mixed with thoughtful writing.
• Runningman Network [2026-07-07]
  Runningman Network is a revival service that brings back AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), letting users connect vintage AIM clients and chat just like in the early 2000s. It offers downloads including a macOS Apple Silicon-compatible build via WineskinServer, along with setup guides and a registration system to get nostalgic users back online.
• Russ Cox: Plan 9 [2025-08-03]
  Russ Cox: Plan 9 — a retro computing page from pdos.csail.mit.edu. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Shareware [2025-10-20]
  Shareware — a retro computing page from softerviews.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Shareware level sets [2025-10-27]
  Shareware level sets — a retro computing page from users.globalnet.co.uk. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Simone's Blog [2026-07-07]
  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.
• SleepySprout Home [2026-07-07]
  SleepySprout's personal homepage participates in several old-web rings including the Hotline Webring, Geekring, and The Retronaut Webring, signaling a strong retro internet and vintage computing aesthetic. The site leans into nostalgic web culture with a handcrafted Neocities presence that connects visitors to like-minded retro enthusiasts.
• softwareangel.neocities.org [2026-07-07]
  Software Angel's Computer Heaven is a cheerful personal page by Angel, a retro tech enthusiast who collects vintage computers, games, and gadgets spanning Windows, Linux, and Macintosh systems. The site features sections for art, gaming, reading, plushies, shrines, and a dedicated retrotech area, making it a cozy corner of the old web full of personality and nostalgia.
• Solway's Software Page [2024-11-24]
  Solway's Software Page — a retro computing page from theabsolute.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Sony Standard CRT Television Simulator [2026-09-08]
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• Spaztron64 Vintage Computing [2026-04-25]
  Spaztron64 Vintage Computing — a retro computing site at maloga.dotera.net. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• squishy mushroom [2026-07-07]
  Squishy Mushroom is a visual personal site on Neocities built around a nostalgic Windows 95 aesthetic, featuring retro-styled dialog boxes and an image-heavy layout. The minimal navigation with Previous and Next links suggests a zine-like or gallery browsing experience wrapped in old-web charm.
• Starting daemonized lisp images in debian [2025-02-16]
  Starting daemonized lisp images in debian — a retro computing page from boinkor.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Super DX [2025-06-01]
  Super DX — a retro computing page from classic.blitwise.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• Symlink [2026-07-07]
  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.
• T E X T F I L E S [2026-07-07]
  Maintained by Jason Scott, this is a comprehensive archive of ANSI art, ASCII art, artpacks, RTTY art, VT100 animations, and electronic magazines documenting the underground computer art scene from 1982 to the present. The collection serves as a library-focused repository preserving the cultural artifacts of BBS and demoscene history, including work from legendary groups like ACiD and iCE.
• T E X T F I L E S D O T C O M [2026-07-07]
  A mirror of the legendary Textfiles.com, this site preserves thousands of ASCII text files from the mid-1980s BBS era, offering a remarkable window into early digital culture and underground computing history. Visitors can explore materials spanning BBS documentation, ASCII art, historical timelines, and audio artifacts that capture the spirit of pre-web online communities.
• T E X T F I L E S D O T C O M [2026-07-07]
  Textfiles.com is a massive archive preserving the text files, culture, and history of the mid-1980s BBS era, curated by Jason Scott as a window into early digital underground communities. Visitors can explore ASCII art, BBS history, documentary materials, and thousands of original text files spanning hacking, phreaking, and early internet subculture.
• T E X T F I L E S D O T C O M [2026-07-07]
  Textfiles.com is a massive archive dedicated to preserving the text files, culture, and history of the mid-1980s BBS scene, curated by Jason Scott over nearly 25 years. Visitors can explore ASCII art, BBS documentation, historical timelines, and thousands of files that capture the early digital underground in its raw, unfiltered form.
• T E X T F I L E S D O T C O M [2026-07-07]
  Textfiles.com, maintained by Jason Scott, is a massive archive preserving thousands of ASCII text files from the mid-1980s BBS era, capturing the raw digital culture of early online communities. The site spans decades of computing history with companion projects covering BBS history, ASCII art scenes, documentary footage, and more, making it an indispensable time capsule of pre-web internet culture.
• T E X T F I L E S D O T C O M [2026-07-07]
  Textfiles.com is a massive archive preserving the text-based culture of the mid-1980s BBS era, collecting thousands of ASCII files that document the early underground internet scene. Run by Jason Scott, the site spans decades of digital history including BBS lists, ASCII art, documentary resources, and text artifacts that offer a vivid window into pre-web computing culture.
• T E X T F I L E S D O T C O M [2026-02-01]
  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.
• T3X.ORG index [2024-10-05]
  T3X.ORG index — a retro computing site at t3x.org. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• teeeeeega's blog [2026-07-07]
  Teeeeeega's blog is a minimalist diary covering retro tech, digital minimalism, productivity, and scattered personal thoughts. Powered by Bear and accompanied by a newsletter, it offers early access to ideas the author explores in both written posts and YouTube travel videos.
• Telehack [2026-07-07]
  Telehack is a simulated recreation of the early internet and ARPANET, accessible via web browser, telnet, or SSH, letting users explore a nostalgic command-line environment with hundreds of vintage systems to interact with. It faithfully recreates the feel of old-school hacking culture and pre-web network exploration, making it a fascinating time capsule for retro computing enthusiasts.
• THE 88×31 ARCHIVE [2026-07-07]
  A massive archive of over 31,000 unique 88x31 pixel buttons scraped from the GeoCities archives before the site's 2009 shutdown, preserving a beloved artifact of 1990s and 2000s web culture. Visitors can browse paginated galleries of the tiny banners or download the full 156MB dataset, making it an invaluable resource for old-web enthusiasts and digital historians alike.
• The AeroVVVeb [2026-07-07]
  AeroVVVeb is a nostalgic personal site styled as a Windows 98 boot screen, complete with a mock BIOS POST sequence and boot manager interface. It leans into retro computing aesthetics with Flash content via Ruffle and autoplaying audio, making it a charming throwback to the late-90s PC experience.
• The Blue OS Museum [2026-07-07]
  The Blue OS Museum is a collaborative project dedicated to reviewing every build of Windows and MS-DOS from their origins in the 1970s and 80s through 2009, plus documenting GUIs from other companies of that era. Contributors Blue Horizon, gv3u, gogo2, Lace, and Lucas Brooks have assembled reviews, screenshots, and archived videos of old Microsoft releases, making it a treasure trove for operating system history enthusiasts.
• The CPU Shack - History of Microprocessors & CPU Tech [2026-07-07]
  The CPU Shack is a remarkable online museum cataloging over 20,000 processors from 150+ manufacturers, spanning Intel, AMD, Cyrix, Soviet chips, and many obscure historical CPUs. Visitors can explore a "CPU of the Day" feature, EPROM galleries, detailed reference guides, and even purchase reproduction test boards for vintage processor families.
• The Datassettes [2025-07-26]
  The Datassettes — a retro computing page from linusakesson.net. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• The Eric Experiment [2026-07-07]
  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.
• The Eternal Mainframe [2025-08-09]
  The Eternal Mainframe — a retro computing page from winestockwebdesign.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• The indigoparadox Web Zone [2026-07-07]
  indigoparadox's Web Zone is a technical infodump covering computers, devices, projects, tutorials, and utilities, with a focus on retro and alternative operating systems. The creator logs how-to knowledge for their own reference and shares it publicly, drawing from physical books and obscure corners of the Internet Archive to preserve hard-to-find information.
• The Lisp Curse [2024-12-13]
  The Lisp Curse — a retro computing page from winestockwebdesign.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• The Newted Community [2026-04-02]
  The Newted Community — a retro computing site at newted.org. Part of the weirdnet hand-curated map of the small web.
• The Obsessively Complete Infocom Catalog [2025-03-14]
  The Obsessively Complete Infocom Catalog — a retro computing page from eblong.com. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• The Retrocomputing Museum [2026-03-22]
  The Retrocomputing Museum — a retro computing page from catb.org. Listed in the weirdnet link dump.
• The TEXTFILES.COM BBS List [2026-07-07]
  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.

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