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Computer Reset, Dallas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-17 | by Dave Farquhar | get vintage IBM PCjr computer collectible → | tags: computer reset, richard byron, dallas

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Another Intel iMac has joined Apple’s vintage products list (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-15 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple iMac 24 inch M4 → | tags: intel imac, vintage products list, apple

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Vintage Violence is an absurdist crime thriller for phone addicts (theverge.com)

2026-09-15 | by Andrew Webster | tags: vintage violence, eugene kotlyarenko, tiff 2026

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Sony's First Computer – The SMC-70 from 1982 [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-13 | get Sony PlayStation 5 console → | tags: sony, smc-70, 1982

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The Interim Computer Museum (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-13 | get The Computer Book Simson Garfinkel → | tags: interim computer museum, sdf public access unix, vintage hardware

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Vintage Emulator Studio recreates 44 legendary synths down to the chip level — free MAME-powered component-level emulation should offer exceedingly accurate sound (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Akai MPK Mini MK3 MIDI keyboard controller → | tags: vintage emulator studio, mame, autodafe

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Steve Wozniak-signed Apple-1 motherboard could fetch $800,000 at auction (techspot.com)

2026-09-04 | by Kishalaya Kundu | get iWoz Steve Wozniak book → | tags: apple-1, steve wozniak, mos technology

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Vintage Artificial Intelligence: Before It Got Awkward (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | get wooden chess set → | tags: artificial intelligence, vintage, awkward

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Apple adds iPhone X and 2018 MacBook Pro to obsolete products list (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-13 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: iphone x, macbook pro, apple

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Which of your old cables are actually worth keeping? (engadget.com)

2026-07-24 | by Gabriela Vătu | tags: firewire, scsi, cables

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HamsterOS: A graphical desktop OS that fits on a 1.44MB floppy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | by Donald Papp | tags: hamsteros, greasweazle, vintage hardware

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Working around dragons with the Lemote Yeeloong laptop and OpenBSD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | by View My Complete Profile | get OpenBSD Laptop Bundle → | tags: lemote, yeeloong, openbsd

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Grand Theft Auto 6 preorders begin tonight at midnight local time in the US; here's where to buy — get yours now, it's in the garage and ready to roll (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-25 | by Bruno Ferreira | get GTA V Premium Edition → | tags: gta 6, rockstar games, vintage vice city

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How do you keep Web MIDI from crashing a 1983 synthesizer? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-24 | get MIDI Thru Box → | tags: web midi, yamaha dx7, usb-midi

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Rockstar finally reveals pricing for Grand Theft Auto 6 (engadget.com)

2026-06-24 | by Steve Dent | get GTA 6 Collector's Edition → | tags: rockstar games, grand theft auto 6, ps5

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Building a serial and VGA "everything console" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | by View My Complete Profile | get VGA to HDMI Adapter → | tags: vintage computing, 6502, palmos

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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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Ahoy, DECmate II the little PDP-8 that could (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | by View My Complete Profile | get Vintage DECmate II Computer → | tags: pdp-8, decmate ii, vintage computing

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Retro enthusiast injects Snake game into vintage S3 graphics card VBIOS — enjoy some serpentum fun while your old PC boots (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage Graphics Card VBIOS Kit → | tags: s3 graphics, snake game, vbios

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EEVblog: The 555 Timer is 55 years old [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get 555 Timer IC Kit → | tags: eevblog, 555 timer, electronics

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New AI Trained Only on Pre-1930 Data Speaks Like the Most Old-Timey Guy Imaginable (futurism.com)

2026-05-02 | by Frank Landymore | get Vintage Typewriter Keyboard → | tags: talkie, university of toronto, vintage model

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Talkie Is a ‘Vintage LLM’ Trained on Pre-1930 Data to Help Facilitate ‘Time Travel’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-28 | get Vintage Typewriter Keyboard → | tags: talkie, vintage llm, pre-1930 data

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Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Nick Levine | tags: talkie, 13b language model, vintage language models

24.

These Are the 3 Power Tools You Need (2026) (wired.com)

2026-04-14 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Dewalt Power Tool Set → | tags: drill, circular saw, miter saw

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Phone Trips (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | get Wireless Charging Pad → | tags: sbcglobal, northern telecom, dms100

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Polaroid’s New Hi-Print for Phone Photos Doubles as a Freestanding Frame (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-07 | get Polaroid Hi-Print Photo Printer → | tags: polaroid, hi-print, vintage photos

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Apple adds two iPhone models to its ‘obsolete products’ list (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-16 | by Marcus Mendes | get iPhone Obsolete Product Guide → | tags: apple, iphone 4, iphone 5

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These retro-style speakers brought new life to my audio library - and they look great (zdnet.com)

2026-03-16 | by Jack Wallen | get Retro Bluetooth Speakers → | tags: klh model 3, kef ls50 meta, acoustic suspension

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Cookie jars capture American kitsch (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-13 | by Angela Burke | get Retro Ceramic Cookie Jar → | tags: cookie jars, ceramic art, vintage collectibles

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Fujifilm’s new camera has a ‘Gen Dial’ so Gen Z can get the perfect retro shot (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-14 | get Camera → | tags: aesthetic, aesthetic vintage, camera