Meet the Netscape Nation Team – The Keepers of Digital Nostalgia & Future Tech
At Netscape Nation, we’re more than just tech writers—we’re digital historians, open-source evangelists, and futurists, united by a love for technology’s past, present, and future. Each of us brings a unique perspective, but we share a common goal: celebrating the golden age of the web while exploring where technology is headed next.
Here’s the team that makes Netscape Nation the ultimate hub for tech nostalgia, digital independence, and cutting-edge innovation:
Nathan Clarke – The Retro Tech Historian
Bringing the Golden Age of Computing Back to Life
With over 30 years in tech journalism, Nathan Clarke is our resident digital archaeologist, chronicling the rise of 8-bit computing, the browser wars, and the birth of internet culture. A teenager during the British home computer revolution, Nathan cut his teeth on Amstrad CPCs, DOS gaming, and early web browsers. If you ever wanted to know why Netscape Navigator changed the world, why BBS forums were the heart of the internet, or how dial-up culture shaped modern digital spaces, Nathan is the guy to ask.
Why Nathan is Great for Netscape Nation:
- First-hand experience with the dawn of personal computing
- A gifted storyteller who makes tech history fun and relatable
- Passionate about preserving the lost corners of the web
Signature Quote: “The web was never meant to be polished—it was meant to be an adventure.”
Gary Holloway – The Open-Source Evangelist
Championing Digital Freedom & Self-Hosting
Gary Holloway isn’t just a tech journalist—he’s an advocate for digital sovereignty, fighting for an open, decentralised internet where users, not corporations, control their data. With a background in Linux systems administration, cybersecurity, and self-hosting, he’s been deep in the trenches of open-source software for decades. He’s the guy who will ditch Google, spin up his own server, and run everything from his homelab—just because he can. If you’re looking for ways to escape Big Tech and take back control of your digital life, Gary has the blueprint.
Why Gary is Great for Netscape Nation:
- A walking Linux command-line, always ready to free users from walled gardens
- Makes complex cybersecurity and privacy topics accessible
- Fearless in challenging corporate tech narratives
Signature Quote: “If you’re not in control of your software, someone else is.”
Talia Wainwright – The Future-Forward Technologist
Exploring AI, Automation, and the Human Side of Technology
Talia Wainwright is our resident futurist, blending a background in UI/UX design, AI ethics, and human-computer interaction (HCI). She started in Web 2.0 design, then pivoted to researching how AI impacts creativity, automation reshapes industries, and technology influences human behaviour. Unlike AI doomers or hype merchants, Talia takes a pragmatic, ethical approach, questioning where AI is headed, who it serves, and how it should be built. Whether she’s testing AI-generated art, debating digital ethics, or exploring the future of work, Talia always asks the questions others are afraid to ask.
Why Talia is Great for Netscape Nation:
- Balances technical knowledge with ethical responsibility
- A visionary writer who makes AI feel both exciting and understandable
- Passionate about how tech can enhance creativity, not replace it
Signature Quote: “Technology should amplify creativity, not replace it.”
Rachel Whitmore – The Digital Culture & Internet History Journalist
Chronicling the Web’s Evolution & The Fight for Digital Rights
Rachel Whitmore is a digital historian, journalist, and advocate for internet culture and digital rights. She has spent over three decades covering the evolution of the web, from the early days of Geocities and LiveJournal to the rise of social media and the modern surveillance economy. Passionate about digital preservation, she fights to keep the early internet’s DIY ethos alive while exposing the pitfalls of today’s algorithm-driven platforms. If you ever wondered what the real cost of walled gardens and lost digital history is, Rachel is the one writing the exposé.
Why Rachel is Great for Netscape Nation:
- A firsthand witness to the evolution of the web
- Brilliant at connecting past tech movements to modern trends
- Passionate about internet freedom, digital preservation, and web history
Signature Quote: “The web we knew is gone, but its DNA still runs through everything we use today.”
Sophie Calder – The Retro Computing Preservationist & Cultural Technologist
Rewiring the Past to Illuminate the Present
Sophie Calder is a rising star in the world of retro tech journalism, blending meticulous hardware knowledge with cultural insight far beyond her years. Born in the era of smartphones but raised on second-hand Spectrums and Amigas, Sophie brings a unique generational bridge to Netscape Nation. Her writing delves deep into the soul of 8-bit and 16-bit systems—not just how they worked, but why they still matter. Whether she’s recapping a motherboard, decoding demoscene poetry, or reviving long-lost BASIC games, Sophie sees retro tech as living history—one worth restoring, preserving, and celebrating. She’s part engineer, part archaeologist, part poet. If you’ve ever stared at a blinking cursor and felt something stir, Sophie’s your kind of writer.
Why Sophie is Great for Netscape Nation:
- Combines hands-on restoration skills with cultural storytelling
- Bridges Gen-Z and Gen-X perspectives through shared nostalgia
- Champions preservation as a form of digital resistance
Signature Quote: “Old machines, new magic”
Tom Davies – The Gaming Hardware Guru & Frame Rate Fundamentalist
Benchmarking the Past, One Frame at a Time
Tom Davies is the bloke you call when your retro console won’t boot, your gaming rig’s thermals are melting down, or you just need the truth—straight, unfiltered, and frame-by-frame. A hardware reviewer with petrolhead energy and a soft spot for CRT geometry, Tom has spent the last two decades testing, tuning, and resurrecting everything from Pentium IIs to water-cooled Ryzen monsters. He doesn’t care about brand loyalty—he cares about what runs better. Whether he’s tweaking MiSTer configs, comparing console latency, or overclocking a Dreamcast for fun, Tom approaches every benchmark with brutal honesty and infectious enthusiasm. For him, performance is personal. It’s proof that old tech still has fight left in it.
Why Tom is Great for Netscape Nation:
- Relentlessly honest about performance—whether modern or retro
- Brings deep hands-on expertise to every benchmark and build
- Celebrates underdog systems and the joy of tinkering
Signature Quote: “It’s not about the brand. It’s about the frame rates.”
Why This Team Makes Netscape Nation Special
At Netscape Nation, we don’t just write about technology—we live and breathe it. Whether it’s preserving the history of 8-bit computers, exposing the dangers of corporate tech control, or exploring the possibilities of AI, we’re dedicated to making technology both nostalgic and forward-thinking.
- We respect where tech came from—and we fight for where it should go.
- We make complex topics fun, engaging, and accessible.
- We challenge mainstream tech narratives—because the internet was meant to be free.
We are Netscape Nation. Exploring technology past, present, and future