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retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software

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Websites, software, games, fads, memes, or any general happenings that used to occur or had originated on computers 20+ years ago.

This community is software and internet focused. For retro hardware discussion try [email protected]

Some Cool Links

Archive.org Software Library

BBS: The Documentary

Classic Websites: Random Page / Search Engine

cool-retro-term: terminal emulator mimicing old cathode displays

Neocities: webhost homage to Geocities

Web Design Museum

Webamp / Webamp Desktop / Skin Library: cross-platform re-implementation of Winamp 2.9

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1998 plea for restraint reveals a lost world where the 'Net was an opt-in experience.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All these years later, and the ISP president still responds to users like a dick. Classic.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeh, the author didn't seem to mind his reply but would it have killed the guy to be a little more cordial with his tone?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

It's the tone of someone who is THE BOSS and wants to ensure everyone knows he is THE BOSS. Shows how little people change over 25 years. I do not care for it very much.