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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.