We're building a small web zine – for retro computing and old internet lovers - ✑ ∙ Writing & Stationery

Hi

We're running a small, independent web zine at http://elpis.ws dedicated to retro computing, old internet protocols, alternative platforms, and the pre-corporate web. It's minimal, static, and designed to work in old browsers — we test it in Arachne, Netscape 3, Dillo, and Links.

The project is a mix of essays, tech nostalgia, protocol deep dives and personal reflections on an alternative digital past — and maybe future.

We're looking for contributors who care about this space: people who still think about Web 1.0, who write for fun, who miss the spirit of tinkerable computing. If you've got something to say about old tech, obscure BBS software, forgotten markup, or digital counterculture, we'd love to hear from you.

We’re not monetized, we don’t track, and we’ll never optimize for SEO. Just pure text, passion, and a bit of chaos.

Contact is on the site

— The elpis.ws team