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Commodore's Callback 8020 Is a $499 Flip Phone That Blocks Social Media and Browsers (slashdot.org)

2026-06-16 | get Flip Phone with Social Block → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, sailfish os

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Commodore's New Flip Phone Focuses on 'Digital Detox' and Blocks Social Media Apps (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | get Flip Phone with Digital Detox → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, social media

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Commodore made a social media-banishing flip phone (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by Matt Tate | get Commodore PET Flip Phone → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, sailfish os

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Commodore's Callback 8020 is a $499 flip phone that blocks social media and browsers (techspot.com)

2026-06-16 | by Rob Thubron | get Flip Phone with Social Block → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, sailfish os

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Commodore announces Linux-based flip phone with ‘no social media, no browser’ — the Callback 8020 will be available in five retro colorways starting at $499, runs 99% of Android apps (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Mark Tyson | get Retro Flip Phone Emulator → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, linux

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Commodore Releases Flip Phone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by Steph Greenall | get Commodore Vintage Flip Phone → | tags: commodore, callback, flip phone

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Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-16 | get Flip Phone Blocker → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, commodore 64

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The Commodore Callback 8020 Is a Digital Detox Phone That Isn’t Dumb (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Julian Chokkattu | get Digital Detox Phone → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, sailfish os

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After resurrecting an iconic PC brand, Commodore is getting into flip phones (theverge.com)

2026-06-16 | by David Pierce | get Commodore Vintage Flip Phone → | tags: commodore, commodore 64, callback 8020

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Resurrecting a Soaked, corroded, and damaged Commodore SX‑64 (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | by Jerry L. Parker | get Commodore SX-64 Repair Kit → | tags: commodore sx-64, vcfsw, corrosion

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Recovering Eric Graham's 1987 Amiga Juggler raytracer source code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-03 | by Chris Hanson | tags: amiga, juggler, raytracer

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Why a Neo Geo port of Doom is functionally impossible (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-02 | tags: neo geo, doom, modern vintage gamer

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Veteran programmer finishes retro game sequel and publishes it after 37 years — Colin Porch started Head Over Heels home computer title in 1989, but it was shelved due to console pivot (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Mark Tyson | get Retro Gaming Console Kit → | tags: head over heels, ocean software, atari st

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C64 Basic: Game Map Overhead “Camera View” (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Chris Garrett | get Commodore 64 Programming Book → | tags: commodore 64, ultima, viewport

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C64 Basic: Game Map Overhead "Camera View" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Chris Garrett | get Commodore 64 Emulator → | tags: commodore 64, ultima, viewport

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The C64 Dead Test Font (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | by Mass Werk | get C64 Dead Test Font Kit → | tags: c64, dead test, commodore

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Commodore Amiga-emulating TheA1200 retro computer delayed nearly half a year by ‘global chip shortages’ — Retro Games Ltd says it will use the extra time to finesse the software (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-09 | by Mark Tyson | get Amiga Emulator for PC → | tags: commodore, amiga, thea1200

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HP EliteBoard G1a review: It's a desktop in a keyboard! But it's not for you (engadget.com)

2026-05-07 | by Devindra Hardawar | get HP EliteBoard G1a Keyboard → | tags: eliteboard, asus, commodore 64

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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