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Vintage PC shareware featuring floppy disks, CDs, and iconic games like Doom and Duke Nukem, evoking '90s gaming nostalgia

The Golden Age of PC Shareware: Doom & Duke Nukem’s Legacy

14 March 2025 Nathan Clarke 0

Explore the rise and fall of PC shareware, the distribution model that gave us iconic classics like Doom and Duke Nukem. Discover how this grassroots approach shaped indie gaming, influenced today’s digital storefronts, and why it eventually faded from the spotlight.

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The Forgotten Search Engines That Could Have Been Google

14 March 2025 Rachel Whitmore 0

Before “Googling” was a verb, search giants like AltaVista, Lycos, and Ask Jeeves ruled the web. This article explores their rise, their missed chances, and how today’s AI-driven search revolution might be setting Google up for the same fate.

The Million Dollar Homepage: A CRT monitor displaying a chaotic grid of colorful ads, surrounded by early 2000s internet paraphernalia, evoking Web 1.0 nostalgia

The Million Dollar Homepage: Digital Goldrush, British Grit, and What We Forgot

14 March 2025 Rachel Whitmore 0

In 2005, The Million Dollar Homepage turned pixels into profit, proving that hype, scarcity, and curiosity could make anything go viral. Nearly 20 years later, its influence is still felt in digital marketing, NFTs, and the modern creator economy. But could it work again today

When the Internet Was Weird

90s Web Nostalgia: Why the Weird, Wonderful Internet Still Shapes Us

13 March 2025 Rachel Whitmore 0

The internet of the 90s was wild, weird, and wonderfully personal. From Geocities and WebRings to guestbooks and hit counters, it was a digital frontier built by passionate users. This nostalgic dive into the quirky corners of early online culture will remind you of a time when the web was truly unique.

Screensaver Nostalgia: A split-screen showing a classic 1990s CRT monitor with the Flying Toasters screensaver from After Dark, alongside a modern OLED display featuring an AI-generated neon digital artwork, set in a dimly lit tech workspace

Screensavers Nostalgia: When Our Computers Reflected Who We Really Were

13 March 2025 Gary Holloway 0

From Flying Toasters to 3D Pipes, screensavers were once the heartbeat of personal computing. What happened to them, and could they return in the age of AI?

AI bridging 8-bit computing and modern artificial intelligence for Gen X

From 8 Bits to AI: How Gen X Witnessed the Birth of Artificial Intelligence

13 March 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

From screeching cassette loads and BASIC programs to modern AI chatbots and generative tools, Gen X has lived the entire evolution of personal computing. This article explores how a hands-on, 8-bit mindset shaped today’s AI breakthroughs—and what it all means for technology’s next chapter.

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