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Alright, this is meant to be a successor to /y2k/ on the old 8chan, however I have expanded it to include both the 1990's and the 2000's and NSFW content is allowed, provided it's actually related to the purpose of this board and doesn't violate any of the site's core rules.
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>>5169
Same to you.
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RIDERS ON THE STORM
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No.4642 
>>3459
>In the 2010's they've lost everything that made them muscle. Every single one of them, except for the Challenger - it is the only one that still looks like a proper muscle car.
And they cancelled the production. End of an era. Muscle cars are dead, again.
Well, it was good while it lasted.
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i made a post a long time ago saying how i tought 90s/00s cars were ugly and weird >>3443
i'd like to personally apologize since they've really grown on me since then and i like them way more than the boats from the 60s and 70s that boomers jizz themselves over and the new giant fibreglass behemoths that various shades of browns obsess over.
i think my dream car would be a bright red C5 gen corvette, specifically the 99 or 2000 model. i've always liked how they look and since most boomers have a disdain for anything that came after ronald reagan they're fairly cheap on the used market. there's a local guy selling his for $14k and it's in pristine condition and low mileage. unfortunately none of my cars last more than two years on average and i'd probably kill myself if i totaled a 'vette. maybe when i have fuck-you money i'll get one but for now i'll just stare at them.
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No.5256 
>>5255
Nice choice. She's a beaut.
No.5257 
>>145 (OP) 
80s cars (and their earlier prototypes) welcome too?
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No.5258 
>>5255
> i like them way more than the boats from the 60s and 70s that boomers jizz themselves over
I'm not a car guy, but I think I might agree with you there. I don't think they look bad or anything, but '60s and '70s muscle cars and the like have never done much for me.
>most boomers have a disdain for anything that came after ronald reagan
For me it's more like George H.W. Bush or Bill Clinton.
>>5257
I don't think so, but check out the '80s nostalgia thread. There's been a bit of carposting in there.
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Aesthetics thread
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No.5250 
>>5249
Are you the same anon as >>2070?
That's pretty cool honestly, I wish there were scans of that book online even if in low quality.
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No.5251 
>>5250
NTA. It's on Wayback for """rental""".
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No.5252 
>>5250
>>5251
yeah that's me, i've been considering doing scans of it with the CZUR book scanner and uploading it somewhere besides IA, but it's not very high on my list right now. if there's enough demand for it i'll probably do it but the scanners go for a bit too much right now.
No.5253 
>>1186
> I did however find the CD-ROM that came with the book and found some cool hi-res wallpapers inside!
I know it's been five years, but judging by the filenames of your images there are quite a few of those wallpapers. Do you have the rest of them, or a source for the CD with the images?
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>>5253
see
>>2071
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Post cool /retro/ ads and TV commercials
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No.5114 
Nokia used to run ads with some serious cuties on them. Wish I could find those wallpapers again, stupidly didn't name them.
No.5149 
>>2612
If you dig around, you can find the full video. There's other women in it and it's all topless nudity. It feels slightly pornographic (even though nothing explicit happens) but the real intention apparently was art. I got curious because I miss 00s "amateur" porn. That stuff today is just kinda gross imo.
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No.5160 
>>5149
You should share the link with the class, you teaser!
https://archive.org/details/howtohavecybersexontheinternet1996
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No.5215 
>>5160

Imma do it (wish me luck)
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IT'S MOON CHILD
OH OH OH
YOU HAVE THE POWER
TO BE HIS FRIEND
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Latest version of Signal running on Windows 7 with Second System (https://www.patreon.com/posts/second-system-2-138036875) software installed. 

I still use Windows 7 as my main OS and probably will be able to continue doing so for at least a couple more years using the Second System software (as well as VxKex and windows 7-specific forks of some programs). 

Ask any questions you may have, and feel free to post anything relevant. 

I know windows 7 is not very retro but I thought it would be of interest here. Thread is of course open to other older OSes like XP, 98, DOS, old Linux or UNIX, etc.
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No.5243 
>>5242
I've tried it before, but not for very long. I'm too busy now to check it out but I would like to see if using it would extend the capabilities of and old computer like a 486 or something.
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No.5244 
>>5243
A 486 should be able to run Windows 95 or maybe even NetBSD, and those should add more capabilities. DOS is more of a launcher than an operating system as far as I'm concerned, and that's exactly why I like the idea of a free and open source drop-in replacement.
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>>5242
Hehehe open source mostly sucks at documentation. Also in general if it's modern software, it will be slow and bloated. Try to get old OS+software on 486, if you want it to be actually usable. But the problem is if you run old Windows or Linux/BSD then it's got security holes. So you're probably better off with a "dumb" OS like DOS, if it can run the software you want. I like dumb OS for same reasons I like dumb phone. Lucky for me, I really like ancient stuff like GW-BASIC and text games.
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No.5246 
Obligatory Supermium mention:
https://www.win32subsystem.live/supermium/

>>5245
>the problem is if you run old Windows or Linux/BSD then it's got security holes
That's practically a non-issue since a 486 is of no use to attackers.
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>>5246
Botnet can still encrypt files and ask for bitcoin, or whatever they do these days. Maybe it doesn't matter if there's no important files on there, but I'd rather just avoid the situation altogether. I got hacked before when I was new to Linux and I was hanging out on IRC. It was even a 486 with slackware. I had to reinstall, and then learn about security. If I still had only DOS on there, they wouldn't have any way to hack me, since I would have been using plain old dialup shell (where IRC runs on the remote host) instead of a SLIP/PPP that assigns my computer an IP address and leaves it entirely exposed to the world.
Not that I care that much about DOS, most 1980's microcomputers have the same advantage. Actually my favorite is CP/M because it's so minimal!
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So, what are some of your favorite memories of the old internet?


Can be websites, memes, events or any other aspect of the days of Web 1.0 and 1.5


For a quick reference, here's what I would define as Web 1.0 and Web 1.5


>Web 1.0: Usenet, Geocities and Angelfire, AOL (1991-2001)
>Web 1.5: Early YouTube, ED, 4chan in its "wild west" days, MySpace, YTMND, Newgrounds and the peak years of dA and Fanfiction.net (2001-2008)


You also had cross-generation stuff like GameFAQs and IMDB which are still around today, although sadly IMDB's infamous message boards are gone
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No.5236 
>>5235
Heh. Well hello anyway, Anon. Have any favorite retro stuff?
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No.5237 
>>5236
I've already posted some in this thread a long time ago, but one that I don't see here is https://spacehey.com/

it's a myspace lookalike sort of thing. I haven't really used it but it seems neat. I'm going to make an account and keep it to only some IRL friends (otherwise I would share my account here once I do).
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No.5238 
>>5237
Sounds interesting, thanks Anon. Please continue participating with us all here, btw. Cheers.
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No.5239 
>>5237
I was pretty late to the MySpace train, but social media went downhill once Facebook came along. I guess Twitter has its uses, but still.
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>>5238
My problem with slow boards is always that I forget to check in after I see no new posts for a while, then I realize it's been months (sometimes years) before I remember to check back again.

I'll drop some of my bookmarks some of you guys may like.

http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=va&ns=1
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Alright, I decided to expand the scope of this board a little more and include a containment thread for 80's nostalgia.

I mainly created this board to serve as both a successor to the old /y2k/ board, which was my favorite board on 8chan, and also expand the scope to include 90's nostalgia too, but after checking on this board, I noticed someone mentioning 80's nostalgia and I decided I would do something about it.

I personally don't care that much for 80's pop culture aside from the music and some of the old edgy anime, but 80's nostalgia did become a thing in the 2000's and I can see why others like the whole 80's style, so I'll allow it as long as it's mainly kept to this thread.
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>>4412
Vietnamese nail salon art?
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No.4812 
>>4809
It looks kinda fancy or glammed up (even if dated) - I can see how the ladies dug that stuff. I kinda enjoyed the haircut experience for the same reason - never had enough coverage for pompadours and such but big crazy hair always sounded cool to me.
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Some Atari 2600 game ads.
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Suzanne Ciani talking about synthesizers.
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Let's have a new thread without a tonne of broken images.  Have there been any new forms of /retro/ media (could be movies, games, anime, websites, etc.) that wanted to look old and actually succeeded?

There's an artist called BlueTheBone who makes "retro"-styled animations, cheesecake, and porn.  Like any modern hack, he overdoses on visual clutter and uses filters that don't actually resemble the time period he's trying to emulate - but despite that, I think his style is consistently decent.  If he relied less on computers and filters, then I think he'd be a much better artist, but that goes without saying for most contemporary artists.

The really weird things happen when he tries to make modern character designs and media look old, like pic 2.  It isn't exactly wrong, but there is something perplexing about viewing characters and series that were developed specifically with modern aesthetics in mind.
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No.5166 
I guess I never shared it here, but Pizza Tower spawned a ton of VHS-style retro animation when it released back in 2023. The Noise update the following year helped keep it going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=7jbjeF0-kMA
No.5171 
>>4348
New Anna Logue dropped just in time for Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFtaWTzPLP4
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Happy New Year
I'm that 1 anon who's been curating animation and art that excels in imitating older aesthetics since 2022. This year I've decidied to focus on my personal animation and life, so it'll be a while till my next post

Found an animator named Skarmuse, their art/animation evokes late 90s cg renders projected onto film like those cinemark promos with the cats. 
Some of the animation has anachronistic issues but the key idea is there thanks to coloring, rendering, and bitrate compression/filters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpX9c0BIG6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms5f_vNbOyk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGosrHDwd2w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3uQv3p4cww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owzOe4Bhc2U

I really enjoy this thread, its been super inspirational for my creative process, probably the best use of the 4chan format in my opinion
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No.5185 
>>5173
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ge4KQjv4Q

Would you say Planetronika counts?

>>5171
Ten minutes of Anna. That was pretty good, and I'm glad the cast is being introduced.
No.5231 
>>5076
>TESTMACARONI
Speaking of this guy, he made a new short about shrek in 1930's style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aor2ja9Aqmc
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>ITT: Vidya of the 90's and 2000's


Keep it limited to the scope of this board, so basically Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Generation consoles only for now. 


For those who don't know what consoles are part of which generation, here's a quick rundown of the time frame we're talking about...


>Fourth Generation: SNES, Sega Genesis/Sega CD
>Fifth Generation: PS1, N64, Sega Saturn
>Sixth Generation: Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, OG Xbox


Discussion of games from the Seventh Generation consoles (PS3/Wii/Xbox 360) is allowed as well, but I'd like the thread to mainly focus on the 4th-6th console genererations since the 7th Gen era carried over into the 2010's and a lot of the games from that era onward obviously have far more in common with modern gaming than stuff from the 16-bit consoles or the PS1 and PS2 eras.
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Greg was a real pro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj2drENV9uk
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No.5227 
>>5226
*Craig
No.5228 
>>5226
Nintendo Power wasnt enough like RAW magazine
No.5229 
>>3827
Its so mature for its age. 
and somewhat more paletable than 
other cyberpunk games-not just point n click
No.5230 
>>5134
I just read this article and I really enjoyed it. Thank you so much for compiling all this info and making it easily available so what remains of Pure Dragon does not become lost media. I was so sad to learn about that animated pilot which had not been archived.
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Anyone else here /retro/maxxing? I've realized there is no point in denying myself happiness and gigacoziness and I may as well go all in on my retro obsessions even if it's a bit weird. 

I could list a bunch of things I'm doing but I'll start with just a couple here

>film photography
I have never bought a digital camera and I have stopped being a NEET lately. I have a small comfy job so I have some money and I buy rolls of film on occasion and I carry a late '90s point and shoot camera with me almost everywhere I go. It's fun and super comfy. I also started developing black and white film myself, at home.

>computer
I have set up my windows machine to look like windows 98 (not completely accurate but I've changed over the icons and use a classic theme, etc. 

And on my linux machine I have set it up to look like some versions of UNIX from the late 80s to early 90s.

And for my browser I use Pale Moon and I have it set to look like Netscape.

>music
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No.5175 
I just found this 90's site which is compatible with windows 3.1 , win95 and win98

https://lifeseven.com/1990s/
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Here's how I watch VHS anime without a working VCR
>use my PS2 S-Video cable to connect my modded PS3 to my CRT
>open Movian M7 homebrew app
>install archive.org plugin
>play one of countless available VHS rips
>alternatively open the youtube app and visit channels like this one >>4360
Almost feels like the real thing.
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No.5207 
>>5204
Why not just copy the VHS rips directly onto a memory card or something?
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No.5209 
>>5207
Cause its easier to just press play  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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>>5142
How was usable was that controller? The D-pad in that picture doesn't look too bad. My family never had a proper computer gamepad until the Microsoft SideWinder, just a joystick, but I never liked the D-pad on that thing.
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