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ZX Spectrum System Tour: Text Mode (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Michael Martin | tags: zx spectrum, timex sinclair 2068, commodore 16

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The IBM PC, Part 1: Arrival (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | by View All Posts Technicshistory | tags: ibm pc, atari, commodore

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Amiga 1000: Ten years ahead of its time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | by Dave Farquhar | tags: amiga, commodore, motorola 68000

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I Owe My Life to the Commodore 64 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | by Sung J. Woo | tags: commodore 64, compute magazine, apple ii

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Commodore 64 Basic for PostgreSQL (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | by Location | tags: commodore 64, postgresql, plcbmbasic

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The Underhanded C Contest (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | tags: underhanded c contest, nuclear threat initiative, nan poisoning

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Commodore drops Callback flip phone by $100 by defaulting to recycled memory chips and unbundling the earphones — Callback 8020 drops to $399 as skyrocketing memory prices punish smartphone buyers (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Luke James | get Callback 8020 Flip Phone → | tags: callback 8020, commodore, mediatek helio g81

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Commodore has dropped the price of its retro phone by $100 ahead of preorders (engadget.com)

2026-06-25 | by Anna Washenko | get Commodore Retro Phone → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, commodore beige

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Here’s a bunch of Prime Day deals on keyboards, mice, and other peripherals we like (theverge.com)

2026-06-25 | by Nathan Edwards | get Mechanical Gaming Keyboard → | tags: 8bitdo, prime day, retro87

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Five monitors on a Commodore 128 [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Commodore 128 Multi-Display Adapter → | tags: commodore 128, monitors, video

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1983 Northern Telecom Commodore Phone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Vintage Northern Telecom Phone → | tags: northern telecom, commodore, vicmodem

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Commodore Made a Digital Detox Phone That Isn't Dumb (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Julian Chokkattu | get Commodore Digital Detox Phone → | tags: commodore 64, sailfish os, commodore callback 8020

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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