Lost software, forgotten operating systems, discontinued browsers, and digital relics that the world left behind. ABANDONWARE preserves the memory of early Windows versions, unsupported apps, and glitchy programs that shaped the internet’s early years.
There was a time when software didn’t try to be beautiful. It didn’t try to be calm. It didn’t try to convert you. And somehow, it felt more alive. Before design systems, before UX best practices, before every app started looking like…
Because every empire falls—and some fall hilariously slowly. The War of the Worlds: How Netscape Lost the Fight Boot up the late ’90s and you’ll land in the middle of the original Browser Wars. Netscape Navigator was the pioneer—the cool…
