Commodore PET – The Worlds First Personal Computer(commodore.ca)

61 points by andsoitis 6 days ago | 24 comments

A commodore.ca history page on the 1977 Commodore PET, covering its development, specs, pricing, and links to manuals, downloads, and photos.

Commodore 1600 VICmodem(dfarq.homeip.net)

43 points by ibobev 18 days ago | 16 comments

Blog post on the history of the Commodore 1600 VICmodem, the first sub-$100 modem from 1982, covering its design, limitations, Canadian phone issues, and collector value.

Commodore 64 Ultimate(commodore.net)

134 points by peterkelly 1 year ago | 92 comments

Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, and it runs as well(xda-developers.com)

43 points by ghuntley 1 year ago | 13 comments

Show HN: Why is the Amiga so beloved in the demoscene? (2023 essay)(marincomics.com)

59 points by marinbala 2 years ago | 27 comments

Lichee Console 4A – RISC-V mini laptop: Review, benchmarks and early issues(3.14.by)

218 points by BarsMonster 2 years ago | 135 comments

Oral history of John Chowning, inventor of FM synthesis [video](youtube.com)

82 points by Rochus 1 month ago | 28 comments

A Computer History Museum YouTube video featuring a 1.5-hour oral history interview with John Chowning, inventor of FM sound synthesis.

Limited Liability In Historical Perspective (1997) [pdf](scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu)

12 points by gradus_ad 1 month ago | 3 comments

A 1997 Washington and Lee Law Review article by Robert W. Hillman examining the history of limited liability for business owners.

Commodore PET – The Worlds First Personal Computer(commodore.ca)

61 points by andsoitis 6 days ago | 24 comments

A commodore.ca history page on the 1977 Commodore PET, covering its development, specs, pricing, and links to manuals, downloads, and photos.

This I Believe (1952)(awakin.org)

139 points by ctoth 21 days ago | 79 comments

Robert A. Heinlein's 1952 "This I Believe" essay on the decency of neighbors and humanity, reposted on Awakin.org with reader reflections.

Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982(dfarq.homeip.net)

328 points by giuliomagnifico 2 months ago | 173 comments

A blog post on The Silicon Underground recounting the Commodore 64's launch on September 1, 1982, its 64KB of memory, and its sub-$600 price.

Reinventing the Pencil Sharpener [video](youtube.com)

55 points by surprisetalk 21 days ago | 12 comments

YouTube video from Chronova Engineering in which Mike designs and machines an overengineered pencil sharpener with a novel indexing mechanism.