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Slimline Commodore 64C Ultimate Edition computers go up for pre-order — firm reintroduces the C64’s sleeker 1986-1994 styling across the range (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-01 | by Mark Tyson | get Commodore 64C Mini → | tags: commodore 64c, retro computing, injection molding

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Forget emulators: These new handhelds are built to play Commodore 64 and Spectrum games (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-01 | get Commodore 64 Mini → | tags: commodore 64, zx spectrum, hyper mega tech

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Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum receive clamshell makeover — iconic 8-bit legends join the handheld gaming wars (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-01 | by Zhiye Liu | get Commodore 64 Mini → | tags: commodore 64, zx spectrum, handheld gaming

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The Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum have been turned into retrofuturistic handhelds (theverge.com)

2026-04-30 | by Andrew Liszewski | get RetroPie Gaming Handheld → | tags: commodore 64, zx spectrum, blaze entertainment

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The resurrected Commodore 64 is getting a facelift like the original (theverge.com)

2026-04-28 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Commodore 64 Mini → | tags: commodore 64, fpga chip, c64 ultimate

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QNX on the Commodore 900 – Raiders of the lost hard drive [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | tags: commodore 900, zilog z8000, amiga

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Commodore backs down over FPGA firmware lockdown — firm stops trying to block third-party firmware installs but will stand firm against bricked modded units (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Mark Tyson | get Commodore FPGA Expansion Kit → | tags: commodore, c64 ultimate, fpga firmware

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Martin Galway's music source files from 1980's Commodore 64 games (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | get Commodore 64 Music Collection → | tags: commodore 64, martin galway, wizball

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Soul Player C64 – A real transformer running on a 1 MHz Commodore 64 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get Commodore 64 Mini → | tags: commodore 64, soul player c64, 6502 assembly

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Amiga Graphics Archive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Amiga Forever Emulator → | tags: commodore amiga, graphics, custom chips

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Amiga Graphics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Amiga Forever Emulator Software → | tags: commodore amiga, graphics capabilities, custom chips

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Random musings: 80s hardware, cyberdecks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Cyberdeck Kit for Beginners → | tags: atari, commodore, ibm

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Commodore fans split over C64 Ultimate FPGA firmware lockdown — firm says it wants to protect its hardware and reduce support fallout (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Mark Tyson | get Commodore C64 FPGA Kit → | tags: commodore, c64, fpga

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DeiMOS – A Superoptimizer for the MOS 6502 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | get 6502 Assembly Programming Book → | tags: mos 6502, superoptimizer, deimos

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Breaking Enigma with Index of Coincidence on a Commodore 64 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-31 | get Commodore 64 Programming Book → | tags: enigma, index of coincidence, commodore 64

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A 6502 disassembler with a TUI: A modern take on Regenerator (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-20 | get 6502 Disassembler Software → | tags: 6502, regenerator 2000, vice

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Monkey Island for Commodore 64 Ground Up (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-17 | get Commodore 64 Game Cartridge → | tags: monkey island, commodore 64, secret of monkey island

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Grief and the AI split (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-12 | by Les Orchard | get AI Ethics and Support Book → | tags: ai coding, commodore 64, james randall

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The AI coding divide: craft lovers vs. result chasers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-12 | by Les Orchard | get AI Coding Assistant Tool → | tags: commodore 64, basic, rust

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Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb joins Commodore to help build its community (engadget.com)

2026-03-11 | get Commodore Retro Gaming Console → | tags: commodore, larry hryb, xbox

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Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer and runs BASIC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-07 | by Mark Tyson | get Commodore 64 → | tags: commodore, computer, dave

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Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer — bulky 1982 Commodore 1541 5.25 inch drive packs a 1 MHz MOS 6502 CPU (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-06 | by Mark Tyson | get MOS 6502 → | tags: commodore, computer, dave

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Commodore 64 Ultimate Review: An Astonishing Remake (wired.com)

2025-12-30 | by Matt Kamen | get Commodore 64 → | tags: best, commodore, original

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Amiga A500 Mini user builds working scale-sized Commodore 1084 monitor with 3D printed components — 3D printer project details shared for all (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-28 | by Mark Tyson | get Amiga → | tags: amiga, commodore, just

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Enthusiast modder stuffs an entire gaming PC inside a gutted Commodore PET 2001 — replaced the screen with an iPad Retina LCD, but the original keyboard still works (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-17 | by Hassam Nasir | get Commodore PET → | tags: commodore, commodore pet, hardware

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Commodore 64 Ultimate Review: 21st Century Computing from a 1982 perspective (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-15 | by Les Pounder | get Commodore 64 → | tags: commodore, commodore ultimate, credit

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Commodore International challenges Italian rival’s trademarks in escalating brand dispute — firm says clarity needed to clear the path for new licensed products (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-14 | by Luke James | get Intellectual → | tags: commodore, commodore industries, commodore international

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LLVM-MOS – Clang LLVM fork targeting the 6502 (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-30 | get Clang → | tags: commodore, hello, hello world

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Commodore offers Windows 10 users an alternative with Linux-based Vision OS (techspot.com)

2025-10-31 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Chromecast → | tags: based, commodore, company

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Microcomputers – The Second Wave: Toward a Mass Market (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by View All Posts Technicshistory | get Google Nest Mini → | tags: apple, commodore, computer