If you grew up with computers before the World Wide Web came along, you might remember a fun, creative and wholesome computing experience. Rather than dominating all aspects of our lives, computers were fun to tinker with, an escape from everyday chores. You didn't use them (or miniature versions of them) to book your taxis in realtime or endlessly scroll neverending news feeds.

This page is about keeping that creative spirit alive. Remembering all those things that made computing special, be it cool software applications, fantastic books and in some cases, even awesome web pages. It is not about only nostalgic memories, but how computing today can also be utilized in this fashion. Sometimes, older is better!

My name is Rahul Batra and I am a computing history enthusiast. I work as a software developer and live in Gurgaon, India. I am also the author of SQL Primer, published by Apress in 2018.