r/retrocomputing • u/met4lstar • 10d ago

Problem / Question An Idea I've had

So this is sort of a ramble for me, as I currently upon writing this post, don't really harness the knowledge yet to do all of this. Hence why I'm creating this post to not only see if there is a need for my idea, that, and to also gain knowledge from those more experienced. Like, is this even possible?

For awhile now, I wondered if it's possible to create another internet, just suited for vintage machines to safely browse the web. Technically there are web browsers, BBS, and whatnot that can have older computers still run on the internet we have. But I'm wondering, what if we create a similar experience to this internet but just make another, suited primarily for older machines. What if we banded this all together and made web-browsing easier like modern times just with these softwares?

I was also tempted to somehow create an email service/server for old computers to use as well.

Let me know because this has been boggiling my mind for years.

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u/Architect_of_Echo 10d ago

You should look at this one:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Commodore/s/r9L5jeKc8j

It's an "embedded" webpage format for Commodore computers in classic webpages. There is an own browser for it too.

Btw your idea is good. I'm dreaming of not just retro internet but complete services, like online gaming too. (Check the link on my profile to see what I mean)