retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software

Interesting and short interview with the maintainer of frutigeraeroarchive.org.

A quote:

Does it feel more alive for me personally? I can say yes to that, as it comes from an era where we were all more optimistic about technology and what it would do in our lives. I would say our outlook in recent years has changed drastically, with companies becoming more and more greedy, more of our data being harvested, and the rise of AI. I have nothing against flat design itself however I have to admit it is more lazily done most of the time than even a basic skeuomorphic interface, and requires basically no effort to pull off correctly.

You can also grab it all from IA: https://archive.org/details/Keygen-Music-Archive

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8894778

Thoughts in this?

They were trying to create a different Internet or different hosting website, but from what I understand.

The past few years I've been disgusted with the internet. Rediscovering small sites has made me love it again!

The Sonic Adventure site is my favorite, especially the blog.

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We look at a BBS platform called Impulse. Popular with underground boards in the 90s, we try to bring it back with a modern twist.

Yes, this is the same WordStar that George R.R. Martin uses to write Game of Thrones!

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A modern revival of an old game.