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− | This page will feature some helpful links to vintage/retro computing resources. These links are operational as of September 2018. | + | This page will feature some helpful links to vintage/retro computing resources such as discussion forums, software archives, documentation and other sites following a retrocomputing theme. These links are operational as of September 2018. |
== Forums == | == Forums == | ||
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* http://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum.php - Discussion on many types of early computers | * http://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum.php - Discussion on many types of early computers | ||
* https://www.vogons.org/index.php - Focus on DOS and early Windows gaming | * https://www.vogons.org/index.php - Focus on DOS and early Windows gaming | ||
− | * http://forums. | + | * http://forums.irixnet.org/index.php - For [[Silicon Graphics]] and [[IRIX]] discussion |
+ | * https://www.thinkclassic.org/ - Forum for vintage Macintosh systems | ||
+ | * http://www.nextcomputers.org/forums/ - Forum for NeXT hardware/software | ||
== Documents == | == Documents == | ||
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/VintagePCEnthusiasts/ Vintage PC Enthusiasts] | * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/VintagePCEnthusiasts/ Vintage PC Enthusiasts] | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/macenthusiasts/ Vintage Apple Macintosh Enthusiasts] | * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/macenthusiasts/ Vintage Apple Macintosh Enthusiasts] | ||
+ | * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagecomputerswapmeet/ Vintage & Retro Computer Swap Meet!] | ||
== Public FTP == | == Public FTP == | ||
* ftp://ftp.atlas.altexxa.net - Public archive of some DOS/Win/SGI/Amiga/Apple/Mac files (part of [[ALTEXXANET]]) | * ftp://ftp.atlas.altexxa.net - Public archive of some DOS/Win/SGI/Amiga/Apple/Mac files (part of [[ALTEXXANET]]) | ||
+ | * ftp://ftp.irixnet.org - Software for [[Silicon Graphics]] systems | ||
== Software Archives == | == Software Archives == | ||
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* http://www.oocities.org - A partial mirror of GeoCities | * http://www.oocities.org - A partial mirror of GeoCities | ||
* https://gifcities.org/ - Mirror of animated GIFs from GeoCities | * https://gifcities.org/ - Mirror of animated GIFs from GeoCities | ||
+ | * https://wiki.retrocomp.net/index.php/RetroNet - RetroNet aims to provide the 90s ISP experience | ||
+ | * https://retrosearch.net - Search engine specifically for retro computing (see [[RetroSearch]]) | ||
+ | * http://theoldnet.com - Proxy to view websites on vintage computers | ||
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+ | ===Reddit=== | ||
+ | * https://reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/ | ||
+ | * https://reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/ | ||
== Mailing Lists == | == Mailing Lists == | ||
* http://www.classiccmp.org/lists.html - ClassicCmp mailing lists for vintage computing enthusiasts | * http://www.classiccmp.org/lists.html - ClassicCmp mailing lists for vintage computing enthusiasts | ||
+ | * http://mailman.chivanet.org/listinfo/retronet - RetroNet mailing list for the RetroNet project | ||
== Vintage Computing Museums == | == Vintage Computing Museums == | ||
* http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/index.html - Dave's Old Computers | * http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/index.html - Dave's Old Computers | ||
* http://www.ricks-graphics.co.uk/area99/index.htm - Area99 (TI99 stuff) | * http://www.ricks-graphics.co.uk/area99/index.htm - Area99 (TI99 stuff) | ||
− | * https://museum.preterhuman.net/ - Higher Intellect Technology Museum | + | * https://museum.preterhuman.net/ - [[Higher Intellect Technology Museum]] |
* http://www.thebattles.net/jimsjunk.html - Jim's Junk, mostly Wang stuff | * http://www.thebattles.net/jimsjunk.html - Jim's Junk, mostly Wang stuff | ||
* http://www.sinasohn.com/clascomp/ - Uncle Roger's Classic Computers | * http://www.sinasohn.com/clascomp/ - Uncle Roger's Classic Computers | ||
+ | * http://oldcomputers.net/ - Steve's Computer Collection | ||
+ | * http://www.vintage-computer.com/ - Erik S. Klein's Vintage Computer Collection | ||
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+ | == Video Channels == | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLx053rWZxCiYWsBETgdKrQ LGR on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7qPftDWPw9XuExpSgfkmJQ Nostalgia Nerd on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w RetroManCave on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQvb287WbzVbAzPImDwBGpeISJMql5nAd Paul's Old Crap on YouTube] (also see [[Pauls Old Crap]]) | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uT9cgJorJPWu7ITLGo9Ww The 8-Bit Guy on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-HHEyt67RhZ6q21n4p2zQ Mac84 on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPJ-lEOXwGO8YuxjcrH-SXg SiliconClassics on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerEIdrEW-IqwvlH8lTQUJQ Tech Tangents on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftUpOO4h9EgH0eDOZtjzcA Jan Beta on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCldRG8C0bMMXmGsmoNtHEgQ Jason's Macintosh Museum on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYyCai0PQQ0O6yA_yQzBY-g PA8600 on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/c/vwestlife/ VWestlife on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjbRaNcPVV9L58B0N18x1rg Dodoid on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb2SiCi2yNfYWxhIdniNvJA Irinikus on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoL8olX-259lS1N6QPyP4IQ Action Retro on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/c/adriansdigitalbasement/ Adrian's Digital Basement on YouTube] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDavejustdave DaveJustDave on YouTube] | ||
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+ | ==How-To Articles / Guides == | ||
+ | * [[Beginners Guide to the Vintage Macintosh]] | ||
[[Category:Computing]] | [[Category:Computing]] |
Revision as of 03:03, 3 December 2020
This page will feature some helpful links to vintage/retro computing resources such as discussion forums, software archives, documentation and other sites following a retrocomputing theme. These links are operational as of September 2018.
Forums
- https://68kmla.org/forums/ - Mostly 68K based Macintosh discussion
- http://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum.php - Discussion on many types of early computers
- https://www.vogons.org/index.php - Focus on DOS and early Windows gaming
- http://forums.irixnet.org/index.php - For Silicon Graphics and IRIX discussion
- https://www.thinkclassic.org/ - Forum for vintage Macintosh systems
- http://www.nextcomputers.org/forums/ - Forum for NeXT hardware/software
Documents
- http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ - Bitsavers PDF archive, covers almost everything
- https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/computing/ - Higher Intellect computing texts
Facebook Groups
- Silicon Graphics (SGI) Computer Enthusiasts
- Vintage Unix Machine Enthusiasts (AT&T, SUN, SGI, DEC, HP, Etc..)
- Vintage PC Enthusiasts
- Vintage Apple Macintosh Enthusiasts
- Vintage & Retro Computer Swap Meet!
Public FTP
- ftp://ftp.atlas.altexxa.net - Public archive of some DOS/Win/SGI/Amiga/Apple/Mac files (part of ALTEXXANET)
- ftp://ftp.irixnet.org - Software for Silicon Graphics systems
Software Archives
- https://preterhuman.net/software/ - The Higher Intellect Software Archive
- http://macintoshgarden.org/ - Big collection of Mac software, seems mostly for 68K
- https://www.macintoshrepository.org/ - Large categorized Mac software archive (68K/PPC)
- http://themacarchive.net/ - 68K Mac software archive, also run by preterhuman.net
- http://www.vintageapple.org/macdrivers/ - old Mac drivers
- https://preterhuman.net/drivers/ - old Mac and PC drivers
- http://myoldmac.net/software/ - 68K Mac freeware and shareware
- https://winworldpc.com - Large collection of operating systems and general software
- http://www.retroarchive.org/ - DOS era software, also with misc information
- http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/ - Bitsavers software archive (covers almost everything)
General Sites
- http://altexxanet.org - Retro website which should work in browsers as old as Netscape 3.x
- http://www.oocities.org - A partial mirror of GeoCities
- https://gifcities.org/ - Mirror of animated GIFs from GeoCities
- https://wiki.retrocomp.net/index.php/RetroNet - RetroNet aims to provide the 90s ISP experience
- https://retrosearch.net - Search engine specifically for retro computing (see RetroSearch)
- http://theoldnet.com - Proxy to view websites on vintage computers
Mailing Lists
- http://www.classiccmp.org/lists.html - ClassicCmp mailing lists for vintage computing enthusiasts
- http://mailman.chivanet.org/listinfo/retronet - RetroNet mailing list for the RetroNet project
Vintage Computing Museums
- http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/index.html - Dave's Old Computers
- http://www.ricks-graphics.co.uk/area99/index.htm - Area99 (TI99 stuff)
- https://museum.preterhuman.net/ - Higher Intellect Technology Museum
- http://www.thebattles.net/jimsjunk.html - Jim's Junk, mostly Wang stuff
- http://www.sinasohn.com/clascomp/ - Uncle Roger's Classic Computers
- http://oldcomputers.net/ - Steve's Computer Collection
- http://www.vintage-computer.com/ - Erik S. Klein's Vintage Computer Collection
Video Channels
- LGR on YouTube
- Nostalgia Nerd on YouTube
- RetroManCave on YouTube
- Paul's Old Crap on YouTube (also see Pauls Old Crap)
- The 8-Bit Guy on YouTube
- Mac84 on YouTube
- SiliconClassics on YouTube
- Tech Tangents on YouTube
- Jan Beta on YouTube
- Jason's Macintosh Museum on YouTube
- PA8600 on YouTube
- VWestlife on YouTube
- Dodoid on YouTube
- Irinikus on YouTube
- Action Retro on YouTube
- Adrian's Digital Basement on YouTube
- DaveJustDave on YouTube