Building my dream computer - Part 1
What it is
The 8-Bit Guy proposes building his dream retro computer, an expandable C64-like machine using sourceable parts and modern I/O, which became the Commander X16 project.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it as the original proposal that explains the vision behind the Commander X16.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2019, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“His original proposal video[0] explains it well”
Original proposal explains the X16 vision well.
colejohnson66, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Commander X16 2023 update [video]”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: commander x16, 6502, commodore 64, 8-bit computing, hardware design
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