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Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 1: The PC side (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-13 | by Marcin Wichary | get Keychron Q1 Max mechanical keyboard → | tags: ibm selectric, keyboard symbols, commodore

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The Invention of the MMO (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | by Virginia Postrel | get THEC64 Mini retro console → | tags: commodore 64, mmo, jack tramiel

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A bizarre Commodore 64 peripheral, a mime, and some pretty bad ads (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-05 | get THEC64 Mini console → | tags: commodore 64, mimic systems, spartan

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Usbsid-Pico: Bridging Real Commodore 64 Sound to Modern USB (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-03 | get Raspberry Pi Pico 2 board → | tags: commodore 64, sid chip, raspberry pi pico

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Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | by Dave Farquhar | get THEC64 Mini retro console → | tags: commodore 64, kentron, consumer electronics show

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Cyberpunk 2077 meets the Commodore 64 in this gloriously retro crossover (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-26 | get Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition PS5 → | tags: cyberpunk 2077, commodore 64, fpga

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They Really Didn’t Have to Go This Hard for the Cyberpunk 2077 Edition of the Commodore 64 (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-26 | get THEC64 Mini retro console → | tags: cyberpunk 2077, commodore 64, nostalgia

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Check out this cool Cyberpunk 2077-edition Commodore 64 (engadget.com)

2026-08-25 | by Daniel Cooper | get THEC64 Mini retro console → | tags: commodore 64, cyberpunk 2077, cd projekt red

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The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-21 | by Remap Staff | tags: sid meier's pirates, microprose, bill stealey

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Who Owns Commodore? The Retro PC Brand Still Exists, but a Lot Has Changed (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Joel Loynds | tags: commodore, amiga, jack tramiel

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AGI-64 Brings Sierra Adventures to the Commodore 64 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: agi-64, commodore 64, sierra adventures

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Commodore 8-Bit 5¼" Disk Images (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | by Mass Werk | tags: commodore 8-bit, 5¼" disk images, pet 2001 emulator

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Commodore re-releases TAC-2 joystick after 40 years for just $49 — says retro-controller is tougher than ever and now comes in five colorways (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Mark Tyson | tags: commodore, tac-2, amiga

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From rubber boots to Copa: When MicroProse Soccer revolutionized football (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Lasse Sørnes | tags: microprose, soccer, amiga

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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 | get Commodore 64 Emulator Software → | 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