About System32Vintage
Welcome to System32Vintage, where nostalgia meets silicon and floppy disks are still considered "high-capacity storage."
We're a group of tech nerds, retrocomputing enthusiasts, and digital archaeologists who believe the beige box era was peak computing—and we've got the CRT radiation burns to prove it.
Our Story
It all started in a basement filled with ancient towers, CRT monitors humming at frequencies only dogs could hear, and enough SCSI cables to lasso a small village. We spent our weekends rescuing obsolete hardware from recycling centers, arguing about whether OS/2 Warp was actually good, and installing Windows 95 from 13 floppy disks (Disk 7 was always corrupted).
One day, while trying to connect to the internet via 56k modem (unsuccessfully, because someone picked up the phone), we realized: there are thousands of vintage computing treasures scattered across attics, storage units, and forgotten IT closets worldwide. And there are enthusiasts like us desperately seeking that specific revision of Sound Blaster or a boxed copy of Encarta '95.
System32Vintage was born—a marketplace where the past is always present, IRQ conflicts are celebrated, and "Plug and Play" is still considered optimistic marketing.
What We Do
Connect Collectors
We bring together sellers who've preserved computing history (intentionally or by never cleaning their garages) and buyers who understand that 640K really isn't enough for anybody.
Multi-Seller Marketplace
From hobbyists selling their childhood Commodore 64 to professional vintage dealers with warehouse-sized collections, our marketplace welcomes all sellers from the retro computing community.
Preserve History
Every transaction is a piece of computing history finding a new home. We're not just selling old tech—we're ensuring these artifacts of the digital revolution survive for future generations to appreciate.
Build Community
Whether you're hunting for that specific revision of a motherboard, need advice on restoring a yellowed case, or just want to reminisce about the days when screensavers were sold in stores, you're among friends.
Fun Facts About Our Team
- ▸ We collectively own 47 working floppy disk drives (and counting)
- ▸ Our office still has a CRT monitor that weighs more than most modern laptops
- ▸ We can install Windows 95 from memory (and usually remember which disk fails)
- ▸ Someone on our team still uses WinAmp daily because it really whips the llama's ass
- ▸ We've never met a beige tower we didn't want to rescue
- ▸ Our most heated debate: Best version of MS-DOS (we're split between 6.22 and 5.0)
Join the Retro Revolution
Whether you're buying, selling, or just browsing for that sweet nostalgia hit, we're glad you're here. The past is calling—and it sounds like a dial-up modem.
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No actual Windows 95 systems were harmed in the making of this website*
*Several BSOD'd during testing
