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111 blogs with 36,676 posts, plus 3,037 posts on this from other blogs, going by those posts' own labels or titles. OPML of these feeds

Top picks 41

  • Unsung unsung.aresluna.org

    A blog about software craft and quality

    Posts per year, 2014 to 2026602 posts, last 30 Oct 2026, about daily
  • Virtually Fun virtuallyfun.com

    Fun with Virtualization

    Posts per year, 2007 to 20262,104 posts, last 30 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Advent of Computing adventofcomputing.libsyn.com

    Welcome to Advent of Computing, the show that talks about the shocking, intriguing, and all too often relevant history of computing. A lot of little things we take for gr…

    Posts per year, 2019 to 2026211 posts, last 25 Oct 2026, weekly
  • THE LIFE OF A GAME DEVELOPER lemmings.info

    an incomplete history

    Posts per year, 2021 to 2026135 posts, last 25 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Old Vintage Computing Research oldvcr.blogspot.com

    REWIND and PLAY

    Posts per year, 2020 to 2026200 posts, last 25 Oct 2026, weekly
  • computers are bad computer.rip

    A newsletter on technology and its problems and also whatever else

    Posts per year, 2020 to 2026211 posts, last 25 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Programming at the right level nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com

    Posts about programming, computer history and retro computing. Click to read Programming at the right level, by Nemanja Trifunovic, a Substack publication with hundreds o…

    Posts per year, 2024 to 202640 posts, last 24 Oct 2026, monthly
  • The Digital Antiquarian filfre.net

    A history of computer entertainment and digital culture by Jimmy Maher

    Posts per year, 2011 to 2026656 posts, last 23 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Systems Approach systemsapproach.org

    Building on the theme of our original book, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, we are writing books on emerging topics (5G, SDN, etc.).

    Posts per year, 2019 to 2026159 posts, last 19 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Ken Shirriff's blog righto.com

    Computer history, restoring vintage computers, IC reverse engineering, and whatever

    Posts per year, 2008 to 2026401 posts, last 18 Oct 2026, monthly
  • pagetable.com pagetable.com

    Some Assembly Required

    Posts per year, 2006 to 2026303 posts, last 18 Oct 2026, monthly
  • OS/2 Museum os2museum.com

    OS/2, vintage PC computing, and random musings

    Posts per year, 2010 to 2026577 posts, last 16 Oct 2026, monthly
  • The Silicon Underground dfarq.homeip.net

    David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more

    Posts per year, 2000 to 20265,867 posts, last 16 Oct 2026, about daily
  • shmuplations.com shmuplations.com

    shmuplations patreon archive commissions about Interview Archive shmuplations currently contains over 500 translated developer interviews: that's around 1.2 million words…

    Posts per year, 2021 to 2026518 posts, last 13 Oct 2026, weekly
  • The Chip Letter thechipletter.substack.com

    Computer history and architecture. Click to read The Chip Letter, by Babbage, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

    Posts per year, 2022 to 2026204 posts, last 13 Oct 2026, monthly
  • Abort Retry Fail abortretry.fail

    Abort Retry Fail attempts to cover the history of the computing industry. Click to read Abort Retry Fail, by Bradford Morgan White, a Substack publication.

    Posts per year, 2022 to 2026143 posts, last 4 Oct 2026, monthly
  • Posts per year, 2000 to 202637 posts, last 3 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Fabien Sanglard fabiensanglard.net

    Chronicles of software wizardry

    Posts per year, 2008 to 2026194 posts, last 1 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com

    Personal stories and lessons from inside the rise and fall of the PC revolution. Click to read Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky, a Substack publication with tens of t…

    Posts per year, 2021 to 2026165 posts, last 29 Sep 2026, monthly
  • The Observation Deck bcantrill.dtrace.org
    Posts per year, 2004 to 2026180 posts, last 27 Sep 2026, monthly
  • Posts per year, 2005 to 2026540 posts, last 9 Sep 2026, monthly
  • Liam on Linux liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org

    Liam Proven's thoughts on IT, especially FOSS

    Posts per year, 2009 to 2026126 posts, last 29 Aug 2026, weekly
  • Creatures of Thought technicshistory.com
    Posts per year, 2016 to 202677 posts, last 29 Aug 2026, monthly
  • Oldskooler Ramblings trixter.oldskool.org

    the unlikely child born of the home computer wars

    Posts per year, 2006 to 2026381 posts, last 24 Aug 2026, now and then
  • The History of How We Play thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com

    Video game history, pontifications, and other ludic touches.

    Posts per year, 2016 to 202679 posts, last 22 Aug 2026, monthly
  • /dev/nonsense devnonsense.com

    Taking things apart and putting them back together. Old software. Memories.

    Posts per year, 2021 to 202655 posts, last 17 Aug 2026, now and then
  • Posts per year, 2021 to 202632 posts, last 16 Aug 2026, now and then
  • ASCII by Jason Scott ascii.textfiles.com

    Jason Scott's Weblog

    Posts per year, 2003 to 20261,223 posts, last 21 Jul 2026, now and then
  • ROMchip romchip.org

    ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories is a platform designed for the advancement of critical historical studies of games.

    Posts per year, 2023 to 202647 posts, last 14 Jul 2026, monthly
  • The Beginning uridiumauthor.blogspot.com
    Posts per year, 2016 to 202651 posts, last 18 Jun 2026, now and then
  • Aresluna aresluna.org

    Marcin Wichary’s site

    Posts per year, 2015 to 202625 posts, last 18 Jun 2026, monthly
  • Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP rjlipton.com

    a personal view of the theory of computation

    Posts per year, 2009 to 20261,155 posts, last 3 May 2026, now and then
  • esoteric.codes esoteric.codes

    esolangs, esoplatforms, esosystems, and all that break from the norms of computing

    Posts per year, 2011 to 202688 posts, last 16 Apr 2026, now and then
  • command center commandcenter.blogspot.com
    Posts per year, 2004 to 202634 posts, last 26 Jan 2026, now and then
  • Engineers Need Art engineersneedart.com

    Projects both technical and creative (I hope) that others may find interesting.

    Posts per year, 2022 to 202629 posts, last 17 Jan 2026, now and then
  • Posts per year, 2021 to 202510 posts, last 26 Jul 2025, now and then
  • Bret Victor's website worrydream.com

    An offshore drilling platform in the sea of knowledge.

    Posts per year, 2003 to 202559 posts, last 15 May 2025, now and then
  • Posts per year, 2002 to 202454 posts, last 6 Sep 2024, quiet since 2024
  • viznut viznut.fi

    Viznut a.k.a. Ville-Matias Heikkilä

    Posts per year, 2021 to 202410 posts, last 27 Apr 2024, quiet since 2024
  • Posts per year, 2004 to 2017229 posts, last 4 Jan 2017, quiet since 2017
  • dadhacker.com dadhacker.com
    No dated postsoffline

Good 56

  • movq.de (en) movq.de
    Posts per year, 2021 to 202626 posts, last 31 Oct 2026, monthly
  • eerielinux eerielinux.wordpress.com

    All the little things *nix

    Posts per year, 2012 to 2026201 posts, last 30 Oct 2026, now and then
  • Spillhistorie.no spillhistorie.no

    Litt retro - litt nytt

    Posts per year, 2015 to 20266,859 posts, last 30 Oct 2026, about daily
  • code.dblock.org code.dblock.org
    Posts per year, 2008 to 2026611 posts, last 30 Oct 2026, weekly
  • ℤ→ℤ ztoz.blog
    Posts per year, 2021 to 202671 posts, last 28 Oct 2026, monthly
  • AlphaPixel Software Development alphapixeldev.com

    AlphaPixel is a veteran OpenGL, Vulkan and OpenSceneGraph software development firm solving hard 3D graphics, simulation and GPU performance problems since 2004.

    Posts per year, 2012 to 202650 posts, last 27 Oct 2026, monthly
  • Posts per year, 2014 to 20262,465 posts, last 26 Oct 2026, about daily
  • Break Into Chat breakintochat.com

    Computer history, recovered software, and interviews about BBSing, the Atari ST, ANSI art, and more.

    Posts per year, 2012 to 2026128 posts, last 26 Oct 2026, monthly
  • Computer Ads from the Past computeradsfromthepast.substack.com

    Did you ever stare at the ads in your favorite computer magazine and wish you could afford those cool systems or games? I have. Now I look back at computer history throug…

    Posts per year, 2021 to 2026305 posts, last 25 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Zarf Updates blog.zarfhome.com

    Interactive fiction, narrative in games, and so on

    Posts per year, 2026 to 202626 posts, last 25 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Stephen Wolfram: Official Website stephenwolfram.com

    Official website of Stephen Wolfram: Founder & CEO of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha & the Wolfram Language; author of A New Kind of Science

    Posts per year, 1993 to 2026745 posts, last 23 Oct 2026, now and then
  • Cabinet of Wonders arbesman.substack.com

    Be prepared for radical interdisciplinarity: science + technology + complexity + humanities + wonder. Click to read Cabinet of Wonders, by Samuel Arbesman, a Substack pub…

    Posts per year, 2019 to 202698 posts, last 21 Oct 2026, monthly
  • The Arcade Blogger arcadeblogger.com

    A blog about classic coin operated video arcade machines. Atari, 70s, 80s and Missile Command are featured as well as arcade articles and arcade restorations.

    Posts per year, 2013 to 2026297 posts, last 20 Oct 2026, monthly
  • decryption's blog blog.decryption.net.au

    blog posts belonging to decryption, a large nerd from australia

    Posts per year, 2009 to 202683 posts, last 20 Oct 2026, monthly
  • INTERIM COMPUTER MUSEUM icm.museum

    Hardware/Software Preservation and Restoration Stories

    Posts per year, 2025 to 202619 posts, last 19 Oct 2026, monthly
  • Pikuma pikuma.com

    Browse articles, keep up to date, and learn more with our blog.

    Posts per year, 2021 to 202618 posts, last 12 Oct 2026, monthly
  • CHM computerhistory.org

    The CHM blog showcases ideas and insights from our vibrant community in Silicon Valley and around the world. We take you behind the scenes of our programming, collections…

    Posts per year, 2009 to 2026487 posts, last 10 Oct 2026, monthly
  • De Programmatica Ipsum deprogrammaticaipsum.com

    A magazine about programmers, code, and society. Written by and for humans since 2018.

    Posts per year, 2023 to 2026411 posts, last 5 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Typewritten Software typewritten.org
    Posts per year, 2023 to 20266 posts, last 5 Oct 2026, now and then
  • EvilGeniusLabs.ca evilgeniuslabs.ca

    EvilGeniusLabs — a personal lab for C# / .NET / Avalonia, Rust, retro-gaming experiments, and the kind of code that shouldn't work but does.

    Posts per year, 2026 to 202627 posts, last 1 Oct 2026, weekly
  • Steven Pemberton homepages.cwi.nl
    Posts per year, 1991 to 2026238 posts, last 1 Oct 2026, monthly
  • Jason Eckert's Website and Blog jasoneckert.github.io

    My personal website and blog

    Posts per year, 2004 to 2026262 posts, last 1 Oct 2026, monthly
  • The History of the Web thehistoryoftheweb.com

    This project is my decade-long journey through web history. What began as a simple timeline has evolved into an intricate […]

    Posts per year, 1990 to 2026146 posts, last 22 Sep 2026, monthly
  • Posts per year, 1996 to 202654 posts, last 9 Sep 2026, weekly
  • Admiral Shark's Keyboards sharktastica.co.uk

    IBM, Lexmark, Unicomp, Lenovo & Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions keyboard database, wiki, research & review articles, guides and documentation by Admiral Shark - beam sp…

    Posts per year, 1990 to 202656 posts, last 5 Sep 2026, now and then
  • loriemerson loriemerson.net

    An English literature professor for the first 14 years of my career, I am now Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies in the Media Studies Department at the Uni…

    Posts per year, 2011 to 2026122 posts, last 12 Aug 2026, now and then
  • David Maynard davidsmaynard.com

    Articles, thoughts, and explorations by David S. Maynard.

    Posts per year, 2019 to 202617 posts, last 12 Aug 2026, now and then
  • CoRecursive Podcast corecursive.com

    Welcome to CoRecursive. A Podcast where each episode someone shares the fascinating story behind a piece of software being built. Adam Gordon Bell is the host.

    Posts per year, 2005 to 2026193 posts, last 4 Aug 2026, monthly
  • Curried Lambda wozniak.ca
    Posts per year, 2013 to 202633 posts, last 29 Jul 2026, now and then
  • I, Cringely cringely.com

    on technology

    Posts per year, 2008 to 2026787 posts, last 16 Jul 2026, monthly
  • Jed Margolin Web Site jmargolin.com
    Posts per year, 2017 to 20268 posts, last 22 Jun 2026, now and then
  • Good Internet goodinternetmagazine.com

    A magazine for the non-corporate and independent web, use of code as an art medium, and web development enthusiasm of hobbyists and professionals alike.

    Posts per year, 2025 to 202638 posts, last 8 Jun 2026, monthly
  • The CPU Shack Museum cpushack.com

    A museum for the history of processors and CPUs and how they have changed our world. Includes Intel, AMD as well as lesser known companies such as Signetics.

    Posts per year, 2009 to 2026402 posts, last 3 Jun 2026, now and then
  • System Stack systemstack.dev

    a website about computers, mostly

    Posts per year, 2022 to 20264 posts, last 20 May 2026, now and then
  • Armand Halbert ahalbert.com

    The official website of Armand Halbert: Software Engineer

    Posts per year, 2013 to 202657 posts, last 18 May 2026, monthly
  • cabel.com cabel.com

    A blog by Cabel Sasser

    Posts per year, 2012 to 202650 posts, last 21 Apr 2026, now and then
  • Bill Wadge's Blog billwadge.com

    Just another WordPress.com site

    Posts per year, 2010 to 202694 posts, last 23 Mar 2026, now and then
  • PCjs Machines pcjs.org

    PCjs offers a variety of online machine emulators written in JavaScript. Run DOS, Windows, OS/2 and other vintage PC applications in a web browser on your desktop compute…

    Posts per year, 2013 to 2026124 posts, last 9 Mar 2026, now and then
  • Cybercultural: Internet History cybercultural.com

    Cybercultural is a website covering internet history and the evolution of digital culture.

    Posts per year, 2005 to 2026195 posts, last 3 Mar 2026, monthly
  • Robots In Plain English robotsinplainenglish.com
    Posts per year, 2020 to 202558 posts, last 27 Dec 2025, now and then
  • Nina Kalinina's home page ninakalinina.com
    Posts per year, 2024 to 20258 posts, last 27 Dec 2025, now and then
  • BASIC Code basic-code.bearblog.dev

    BASIC programs broken down and presented for modern players.

    Posts per year, 2025 to 202518 posts, last 6 Dec 2025, now and then
  • Vintage Computing and Gaming vintagecomputing.com

    Adventures in vintage computers and retrogaming. Includes articles on classic games and obsolete computers.

    Posts per year, 2005 to 20251,135 posts, last 2 Nov 2025, now and then
  • The CRPG Book Project crpgbook.wordpress.com

    The CRPG Book Project is a collaborative, non-profit effort to create an ebook on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games.

    Posts per year, 2014 to 202540 posts, last 30 Oct 2025, now and then
  • Matthew Reed's TRS-80.org trs-80.org

    TRS-80.org is a source for information about the Radio Shack TRS-80 line of computers, hardware, and software, with articles, interviews, and more!

    Posts per year, 1991 to 2025409 posts, last 21 Aug 2025, now and then
  • www.mcjones.org mcjones.org
    Posts per year, 2025 to 20251 post, last 25 Jun 2025, now and then
  • Dejan Ristanovic Home Page dejanristanovic.com

    Dejan Ristanovic - Licna Web strana

    Posts per year, 1995 to 2025176 posts, last 18 Jun 2025, now and then
  • Feed pldb.io

    PLDB: a Programming Language Database. Build the next great programming language.

    Posts per year, 2017 to 2025155 posts, last 26 Jan 2025, now and then
  • Updates // retrocmp / retro computing retrocmp.de

    Welcome to RetroCMP.de / retro computing / Bring old hard- and software back to life again! Back then when 8+3 characters were still sufficient.

    Posts per year, 2018 to 2025174 posts, last 24 Jan 2025, now and then
  • Bill Buxton Home Page billbuxton.com
    Posts per year, 2004 to 202444 posts, last 2 Dec 2024, now and then
  • Lighterra lighterra.com

    Lighterra - software company of Jason Robert Carey Patterson.

    Posts per year, 2009 to 202469 posts, last 9 Nov 2024, now and then
  • IBM 360 Model 20 Rescue and Restoration ibm360.co.uk

    Documenting the recovery and restoration of an IBM System 360 Model 20 and potentially an IBM System 370 Model 125

    Posts per year, 2019 to 202413 posts, last 11 Sep 2024, quiet since 2024
  • Obsolescence Guaranteed obsolescenceguaranteed.blogspot.com

    Blog about vintage computers and homebrewing computers.

    Posts per year, 2013 to 202341 posts, last 23 Nov 2023, quiet since 2023
  • Vintage Computer Stories vintagecomputerstories.blogspot.com
    Posts per year, 2021 to 202319 posts, last 23 Apr 2023, quiet since 2023
  • Allen Wirfs-Brock wirfs-brock.com

    Thoughts and Things

    Posts per year, 2010 to 202242 posts, last 30 Nov 2022, quiet since 2022
  • The Mad Ned Memo madned.substack.com

    Full archive of all the posts from The Mad Ned Memo.

    Posts per year, 2021 to 202253 posts, last 16 Mar 2022, quiet since 2022

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  • yodaiken.com yodaiken.com
    Posts per year, 2009 to 202636 posts, last 1 Sep 2026, monthly
  • Obsolescence Guaranteed obsolescence.dev

    Obsolescence Guaranteed: PiDP replicas. Get a fully functional DEC PDP-8, PDP-11, PDP-10, PDP-1 (kit or assembled)

    Posts per year, 2022 to 202644 posts, last 7 Mar 2026, now and then
  • Posts per year, 2023 to 20267 posts, last 19 Jan 2026, now and then
  • Forgotten Computer forgottencomputer.com
    Posts per year, 1995 to 20237 posts, last 8 Aug 2023, quiet since 2023
  • VGDensetsu vgdensetsu.tumblr.com

    Concept art, illustrations, cancelled games and obscure stuff. More info on Twitter @VGDensetsu

    Posts per year, 2022 to 202320 posts, last 2 Jan 2023, quiet since 2023
  • Michal's Homepage ps-2.kev009.com
    No dated posts1 post, no posts found

Microsoft blogs in Computing history 8

Top picks 1

  • Larry Osterman's WebLog learn.microsoft.com

    Just another Developer Network site

    Posts per year, 2004 to 2024710 posts, last 25 Sep 2024, archived, read-only

Good 3

  • Building Windows 8 learn.microsoft.com

    An inside look from the Windows engineering team

    Posts per year, 2011 to 202438 posts, last 25 Sep 2024, archived, read-only
  • Engineering Windows 7 learn.microsoft.com

    Welcome to our blog dedicated to the engineering of Microsoft Windows 7

    Posts per year, 2008 to 202467 posts, last 25 Sep 2024, archived, read-only
  • What's in Store learn.microsoft.com

    WinFS Team Blog

    Posts per year, 2005 to 200626 posts, last 26 Jun 2006, archived, read-only

Also listed 4

  • Chris Pratley's Office Labs and OneNote Blog learn.microsoft.com

    A blog about Office Labs and OneNote from behind the scenes.

    Posts per year, 2004 to 202469 posts, last 25 Sep 2024, archived, read-only
  • Conception de Windows 8 learn.microsoft.com

    Vision en coulisses de l'équipe d'ingénierie Windows

    Posts per year, 2011 to 201230 posts, last 11 Oct 2012, archived, read-only
  • Criando o Windows 8 learn.microsoft.com

    Nos bastidores com a equipe de engenharia do Windows

    Posts per year, 2011 to 201236 posts, last 11 Oct 2012, archived, read-only
  • Windows Vista Team Blog learn.microsoft.com
    Posts per year, 2006 to 2006106 posts, last 24 Oct 2006, archived, read-only