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Using The Old Computer

The site brings together historical reference material, ROM and emulator listings, community discussion and optional supporter features. Information is provided for research, personal interest and preservation, subject to applicable law and third-party rights.

You are responsible for making sure that your use of downloaded materials is lawful in your location and consistent with the relevant licences. The presence of a file in the archive is not a grant of rights to redistribute or commercially exploit it.

Accounts & Access

If you create an account, keep your login information secure and use accurate details where needed for account administration. Do not attempt to access another member’s account, bypass download controls or disrupt the service.

Some features require registration or Unlimited status. Forum activity may also be subject to posted forum rules and moderation.

Respectful Community Conduct

Do not harass others, publish another person’s private information, spread malicious files, impersonate others or use the site for spam, fraud or abusive automated traffic.

Comments, reviews, images and forum posts should be relevant and respectful. We may moderate or restrict access where reasonably necessary to protect people, systems or the archive, subject to applicable rights and law.

Your Comments, Reviews & Images

Only upload or submit content that you are allowed to share. Do not submit someone else’s copyrighted material or personal information without a suitable legal basis or permission.

Donations & Unlimited Membership

Financial contributions are used to support website operation and the preservation of its historical archive. The project is not run to make a profit from members or their activity data.

Unlimited membership provides the access or convenience features described on the membership page. These are supporter benefits, not a licence or transfer of copyright in games, ROMs, firmware, music, artwork or other material.

Applicable Law & International Visitors

The Old Computer is operated from the United Kingdom. These site terms are subject to applicable law and any mandatory consumer protections that apply in the visitor’s circumstances.

Being able to access the archive from another country does not necessarily mean all features or downloads are legally available there. Please check local requirements; no term here is intended to remove rights that cannot lawfully be waived.

Protecting the Service

We may take proportionate steps to investigate harmful behaviour, investigate rights complaints, address security incidents, remove material or temporarily restrict access while a problem is resolved.

Please contact the site administrator if you think a moderation or account decision has been made in error.