If you're in the retro PC hobby, you've probably heard of The Retro Web... but where did all of that data come from?
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00:00 — Preservation
00:56 — The Retro Web
03:32 — Micro House International
13:54 — Total Hardware 1999
17:32 — Ultimate Hardware 2019
22:37 — The original Retro Web
26:34 — The Retro Web, today
31:14 — Continuing the journey
32:28 — Outro
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