About Good Old Bytes
Good Old Bytes is a history site about the digital world. We write about old computers, software, companies, formats, tools, and ideas that changed how people live and work.
Some stories are funny. Some are sad. Some are strange. Many are about smart people, good products, bad timing, and choices that looked right at the time.
What we cover
- Fallen companies like DEC, Compaq, Sun, SGI, Netscape, Yahoo, and Myspace.
- Old software like WinZip, Winamp, ACDSee, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, and Borland tools.
- Systems and languages like Unix, Fortran, Pascal, COBOL, VMS, and SQL.
- Web and internet history, including Google projects, old social networks, browsers, and search engines.
- Hardware stories about PCs, laptops, gaming machines, workstations, and boxed software.
Our promise
We try to keep the writing plain, useful, and honest. We do not want to sound like a textbook. We also do not want to publish lazy nostalgia. The goal is to explain what happened, why it mattered, and what people can still learn from it.
Who this site is for
This site is for people who remember old machines, people who missed that era, and people who want to understand why today’s technology looks the way it does.
Good Old Bytes is not owned by the companies we write about. Product names, logos, and company names belong to their owners. We use them to talk about history, news, and culture.