retroware

noun /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊˌwɛə/

1. Old software/hardware.

   informal, uncountable

   Microsoft itself has shown only two games for Win 95: Fury3, a Descent-like flight sim, and Return of Arcade, another retroware disk.

Where it comes from

Blend of retro + software /hardware, or from retro- (“old-fashioned or old-school”) + -ware (“software”). First attested in 1995, but in common usage only as of the 21st century.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry retroware (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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