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Annual Report Archive

Searchable gallery of 3,000+ vintage corporate annual report covers (1945–1991), organized by decade, industry, color, and visual elements. A thoughtfully curated archive celebrating mid-century graphic design and corporate aesthetic history.

Fabien Sanglard's Technical Essays

Personal technical blog featuring deep-dive analysis and reverse engineering of retro computing, game engines, and software history. Specializes in archaeological deep-dives into 90s era technology and game development.

Extinct Media Museum Tokyo

A private museum in Tokyo with 4,000+ items documenting the evolution and obsolescence of media technologies—from 8mm film cameras to VHS and early digital devices. Hands-on 'touch museum' where visitors interact with the collection. Substantial curatorial effort, active publication (RSS feed), and repeated HN frontpage mentions signal authentic community interest.

The Naturalist's Library

A complete digital edition of William Jardine's 40-volume natural history series (1833–1843) with over 1,300 restored hand-drawn illustrations of birds, mammals, insects, and fish. Preservation and restoration project organized by subject (ornithology, mammalia, entomology, ichthyology). High-quality facsimile editions with thoughtful presentation.

Lapham's Quarterly

Literary magazine exploring history and ideas through themed essays, primary sources, and contemporary commentary.

textfiles.com

Jason Scott's archive of BBS-era text files. Thousands of documents from the pre-web internet preserved for posterity.

Fabien Sanglard

Game engine deep dives. Code reviews of Doom, Quake, and other legendary engines.

BBS: The Documentary

Jason Scott's documentary about bulletin board systems. Free to watch, captures the spirit of pre-internet online communities.

Defacto2

Archive of the PC cracking and warez scene. NFO files, cracktros, and digital artifacts from underground computing.

jwz

Jamie Zawinski, Netscape/Mozilla co-founder, DNA Lounge owner. Tech commentary with a punk attitude since the 90s.

Library of Congress Collections

Digital collections from the world's largest library. Photos, maps, recordings, and documents from American history.

Chris Zacharias

Former YouTube engineer. Famous post about the conspiracy to kill IE6 from inside YouTube.

Public Domain Review

Curated essays on public domain works. Rediscovering forgotten treasures.

Old Maps Online

Portal to historical maps from libraries around the world. See how places looked centuries ago.

Computer History Museum

Exploring the history of computing. Online exhibits, timelines, and oral histories from tech pioneers.

Folklore.org

Anecdotes about the development of the original Macintosh. First-hand stories from the team that built it.

Vintage Computer

Vintage computing community. Forums for classic computer enthusiasts.

Ken Shirriff's Blog

Reverse engineering vintage chips and circuits. See the inside of the 8086, Bitcoin mining with pencil and paper.