The Repository was founded under the name ROM Hacking dot Com (and the corresponding domain name) around August of 2000. It was based on the news archive at The Workshop. The original purpose of the site was two-fold, to provide the most comprehensive single source for ROM hacking documents and utilities, and to provide a hosting alternative to Emulation World. It was successful for approximately 6 months when the site went down due to the host (who was providing hosting for free) shutting down his servers.
