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Archive.org has thousands of old software/games emulated right in your browser (archive.org)

Software Library - Main page with 25+ total collections...

Webamp: cross-platform implementation of Winamp 2.9 (webamp.org)

Desktop version...

doskey (learn.microsoft.com)

Getting that up-arrow command recall in DOS 6.22… 👌 straight to the AUTOEXEC.BAT

wiby - search engine for older style pages (www.wiby.me)

I recently learned about this site. I’ve found some neat pages so far…

PraetorTEL Brutaldon Instance Available! (brutaldon.praetor.tel)

In celebration of the Old Computer Challenge 2023 and to help people get on the fediverse on their retro computers, I have setup a Brutaldon instance :D Brutaldon is a wonderful Mastadon client that is sparse and viewable using any older browser that supports CSS (ie; netsurf, older firefox). HTTP and HTTPS is available as well....

Apple HyperCard: 1987 Episode of The Computer Chronicles (archive.org)

I am a current Apple daily driver for my computing needs, but not until somewhat recently...

WinGPT: Native ChatGPT client for Windows 3.1+ (www.dialup.net)

cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/tech/t/98443...

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hello to all the smart and beautiful members of c/retronet...

cool-retro-term: terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens (github.com)

available via homebrew with:...

Quite possibly the most popular game in our BBS network. Nothing matched being the first player to discover the sector with Stardock! (lemmy.ninja)

Released in 1986, TradeWars was among the earliest multiplayer online games. As of 2013, TradeWars has been hosted on over 21,000 different sites in 59 different countries, with some sites hosting the game continuously for over 25 years.

WAI(S)ervers (en.wikipedia.org)

I was going through some old things on Gopher recently and came across information about WideAreaInformationServers. The problem I am having is figuring out if there are any still in operation and if so, how you would access them in this day and age. If anyone has info on this topic, I would love to hear your thoughts.

Is this retro enough?

Back in the early 90's while scrolling through the USENET with pine, I stumbled on an odd post. Apparently someone had created what they called a hyper-text markup language to be used on something else named the world wide web using a dedicated browser. I was interested but also dubious. Didn't we already have the recently...

bash.org on Napster (bash.org)

CANYON.MID (canyonmid.com)

Mandrake 6.0 w/ Gnome (lemmy.sdf.org)

Linux-Mandrake 6.0 was actually my intro to Linux. Lots and lots of memories....

(mac)OStalgia (www.youtube.com)

There's something about the consistency that is missing nowadays.

I always aspired to get my Linux desktop to look like this (lemmy.world)

Enlightenment E16, circa 2000, with the Bluesteel theme

This wallpaper (lemmy.sdf.org)

Winamp (www.youtube.com)

It really whips the llama's ass.

Uh oh! (www.youtube.com)

nudge.mp4 (www.youtube.com)

A Tribute to the Windows 3.1 "Hot Dog Stand" Color Scheme (blog.codinghorror.com)

I unironically used this theme when I was a kid!...

Your sound card works perfectly. (lemmy.sdf.org)

Any good guides for getting into Gopher or Gemini?

I've been curious about exploring other non-HTTP minimalist internet protocols such as Gopher or Gemini, but frankly I don't know where to begin. Are there any good tutorials out there for folks looking to get started, or can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks!