Hacker News with Generative AI: Archives

Everything About X (reddit.com)
This page is an archive of all of the previous Everything About X threads, run by /u/inherentlyawesome and /u/AngelTC.
Trump's Truth: A Public Archive of Donald Trump's Communications on Truth Social (trumpstruth.org)
Trump's Truth is a public archive of Donald Trump's communications on TRUTH Social. We believe this is an essential part of the historical record, and that it must be preserved for its educational, journalistic and research value.
Stamp fanatic professor stole 3k items from Scotland's national archive (theguardian.com)
Scotland’s national archive has traced the mysterious disappearance of more than 3,000 historical documents over a period of 30 years to a history professor with an all-consuming interest in stamps.
Nonprofit Software Heritage maintains largest public collection of source code (softwareheritage.org)
50 years ago - Altair 8800 The most powerful minicomputer project ever presented (archive.org)
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Unseen photos of U2 and The Smiths released as Maxwell Hall Archive is unveiled (salford.ac.uk)
Unseen photos and other nostalgic memorabilia from some of Salford’s most famous concerts have been revealed in a new digital archive for an iconic Greater Manchester music venue.
Online discussions on forests preserved in the Finnish Web Archive (kansalliskirjasto.fi)
For a long time, public discussion on forests has been marked by the issue of defining limits for the economic exploitation of Finnish forests. The National Library of Finland has preserved forest-focused discussions on the internet spanning several years.
Twitch's new storage limits will purge swaths of Internet gaming history (arstechnica.com)
Amazon-owned platform says "costly" historical archives don't drive "engagement."
Ada Gems (2014) (adacore.com)
The Ada Gem of the Week is enjoying it's well earned retirement. But we hope you'll enjoy looking through the archives.
Announcing the data.gov archive (law.harvard.edu)
Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complete archive of federal public datasets linked by data.gov. It will be updated daily as new datasets are added to data.gov.
The Video Game History Foundation library opens in early access (gamehistory.org)
Today, the Video Game History Foundation launches early access to its digital archive of video game history research materials, available now at library.gamehistory.org.
The Video Game History Foundation Library Opens in Early Access (gamehistory.org)
Today, the Video Game History Foundation launches early access to its digital archive of video game history research materials, available now at library.gamehistory.org.
Old Games Magazines (theguardian.com)
As the Video Game History Foundation opens a new digitised archive, what can titles like Crash, Mega, Edge and GamesMaster tell us about the early days of gaming?
Can you read this cursive handwriting? The National Archives wants your help (smithsonianmag.com)
The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly for Americans who never learned cursive in school.
GOG Joins European Federation of Game Archives, Museums & Preservation Projects (gamingonlinux.com)
GOG made a press announcement today to note they've joined the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects (EFGAMP).
Dtack Grounded archive (1981-1985) (easy68k.com)
Art Forms in Nature / Ernst Haeckel 100 Plates 300 Dpi Scans (archive.org)
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Minutes of a Meeting Held at Gear Ratio on Tuesday 13 June 78 [pdf] (forgottenweapons.com)
Classic Computer Magazines (archive.org)
Charles de Gaulle manuscripts discovered in a safe (smithsonianmag.com)
A Forgotten Collection of Charles de Gaulle’s Personal Letters, Speeches and Manuscripts Has Been Discovered in a Safe
Issues of '50s Magazine Galaxy Science Fiction (archive.org)
Steve Jobs Archive (stevejobsarchive.com)
The Steve Jobs Archive is the authoritative home for Steve’s story and a resource for new generations eager to make their own mark.
Tinfoil.com – Dedicated to the preservation of early recorded sounds (tinfoil.com)
— Dedicated to the preservation of early recorded sounds —
Getting lost and found in the Bob Dylan archives (bookforum.com)
YOU OPEN BOX 34, take the typescript from its folder. You can see right away that the song is pretty much finished. He’s got the first four verses locked in, save one lingering question about Ma. Should she be forty but say she’s twenty-four, or eighty claiming sixty-four? Or what if she’s twenty but wants you to think she’s sixty-four? Is that better? Nah.
Archive of wiki.bash-hackers.org (github.com/flokoe)
The popular wiki.bash-hackers.org (original IP address: 83.243.40.67) site had its DNS expire in April 2023.
Show HN: Ratarmount 1.0.0 – Rapid access to large archives via a FUSE filesystem (github.com/mxmlnkn)
Ratarmount collects all file positions inside a TAR so that it can easily jump to and read from any file without extracting it.
Kliktopia Archive (kliktopia.org)
Trying to find an old Klik game or have old Klik games to be preserved? You've come to the right place!
More Basic Computer Games (archive.org)
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Popular Science Magazine Archives, May 1872-March 2009 (books.google.com)
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world.
Radio Shack Catalog Archive (1939-2011) (radioshackcatalogs.com)
In the virtual corridors of RadioShackCatalogs.com, a digital archive unfolds like a time capsule, preserving the history of RadioShack from its inception in 1921.