Hacker News with Generative AI: Computers

2025 Tariff Impacts at Puget Systems (pugetsystems.com)
One of the things I enjoy at Puget Systems is that transparency is one of our core principles.
Tariffs, Business, Computers, Technology
176 points by zdw 5 days ago | 137 comments
Mac Studio M3 Ultra can run Deepseek R1 671B in memory using <200W (techradar.com)
Mac, Computers, Deep Learning, Hardware, Power Consumption
7 points by mizzao 11 days ago | 1 comments
Amiga Zorro II (wikipedia.org)
Zorro II is the general purpose expansion bus used by the Amiga 2000 computer.
Amiga, Hardware, Computers, Expansion Bus
7 points by doener 16 days ago | 0 comments
Apple unveils new Mac Studio (apple.com)
Apple today announced the new Mac Studio, the most powerful Mac ever made, featuring M4 Max and the new M3 Ultra chip.
Apple, Mac, Hardware, New Releases, Computers
348 points by ksec 28 days ago | 288 comments
Apple M3 Ultra (apple.com)
Apple today announced M3 Ultra, the highest-performing chip it has ever created, offering the most powerful CPU and GPU in a Mac, double the Neural Engine cores, and the most unified memory ever in a personal computer.
Apple, Processors, Hardware, Computers
1077 points by ksec 28 days ago | 1029 comments
Resurrecting a Windows Laptop (both.org)
Recently, a friend gave me a recent model of a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion laptop. He said, “It turns on but goes off almost immediately. Maybe you could use it?” I gladly accepted the gift and took it home, and it performed as he described. I got CMOS battery errors from the BIOS and decided to take the computer apart.
Hardware Repair, Laptops, Computers
13 points by devonnull 30 days ago | 1 comments
Pocket386 Retro DOS Computer 386SX-40Mhz (tindie.com)
Pocket386 Retro DOSComputer 386SX-40 CPU DOS Computer Hand386 upgrade
Retrocomputing, Hardware, DOS, Computers, DIY
32 points by AlexeyBrin 47 days ago | 7 comments
Sorry, you're not getting Microsoft Edge off of your PC (techradar.com)
Microsoft Edge, Software, Operating Systems, Technology, Computers
13 points by this_weekend 54 days ago | 0 comments
A brief history of counting machines (2023) (lcamtuf.substack.com)
I find it difficult to talk about the history of the computer. The actual record is dreadfully short: almost nothing of consequence happened before the year 1935. We keep looking for a better story, but we inevitably end up grasping at straws.
History, Technology, Computers
4 points by gus_leonel 61 days ago | 1 comments
Showkey: Examine Keyboard Codes (cubiclenate.com)
I was having a peculiar issue with my computer where the “]” key kept getting pressed over and over again. It was very aggravating and I wasn’t sure where the problem was coming from. Neither my external keyboard nor the laptop keyboard would respond when I would press the “]” key and I was confused.
Troubleshooting, Hardware, Software, Computers
6 points by LorenDB 66 days ago | 0 comments
Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer [pdf] (2000) (matthewjbrown.net)
Computers, Technology, Personal Opinion, Essays
15 points by privong 84 days ago | 9 comments
Raspberry Pi 500 Delivers Great Performance, Convenient Upgrade to the RPi 400 (phoronix.com)
Four years ago already the Raspberry Pi 400 was announced as a Raspberry Pi keyboard computer built around the Raspberry Pi 4, passively-cooled, and all packaged up nicely in a keyboard form factor. Announced earlier this month was the Raspberry Pi 500 as the successor and now built around the Raspberry Pi 5. For $90 USD this keyboard computer is a very versatile and convenient compact Linux PC.
Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Linux, Computers, Technology
36 points by rbanffy 100 days ago | 29 comments
A new video captures a 1968 demo of IBM’s Executive Terminal (ieee.org)
A new video captures a remarkable 1968 demo of IBM’s Executive Terminal
Technology, History, IBM, Computers, Video
332 points by sohkamyung 111 days ago | 90 comments
4100 / 4200 Series Graphic Terminals (a.k.a. Unicorn) (vintagetek.org)
As the 401X and 411X family of DVST graphic terminals was winding down, and color displays and dynamic RAM prices were dropping, Tektronix chose to enter the low cost color terminal market with raster scan terminal terminals.
Vintage Technology, Computers, Hardware, Graphic Terminals
25 points by rbanffy 112 days ago | 6 comments
Raspberry Pi's new keyboard computer can power an optional $100 display (theverge.com)
Raspberry Pi has announced an upgraded version of its compact computer-in-a-keyboard, adding the new features and performance improvements of the Raspberry Pi 5 microcomputer it introduced last September.
Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Technology, Computers
6 points by ksec 113 days ago | 0 comments
This G15 is the Oldest Running Digital Computer in America [video] (youtube.com)
Computers, History, Technology, Vintage Technology, Video
88 points by hggh 129 days ago | 16 comments
Which M4 Chip and Model? (eclecticlight.co)
In the light of recent news, you might now be wondering whether you can afford to wait until next year in the hope that Apple then releases the M4 Mac of your dreams. To help guide you in your decision-making, this article explains what chip options are available in this month’s new M4 models, and how to choose between them.
Apple, Hardware, Computers, Technology, Consumer Electronics
6 points by tosh 143 days ago | 0 comments
What Is a Workstation? (coker.com.au)
I recently had someone describe a Mac Mini as a “workstation”, which I strongly disagree with.
Workstations, Computers, Hardware, Technology
16 points by LorenDB 152 days ago | 14 comments
Throbac: THrifty Roman numeral BAckwards-looking Computer (mitmuseum.mit.edu)
THrifty ROman numeral BAckwards-looking Computer: this calculator uses Roman numerals both externally and internally.
History, Computers, Design, Roman Numerals
23 points by rfarley04 152 days ago | 9 comments
New Mac Mini with M4 (apple.com)
Apple today unveiled the all-new Mac mini powered by the M4 and new M4 Pro chips, and redesigned around Apple silicon to pack an incredible amount of performance into an even smaller form of just 5 by 5 inches.
Hardware, Apple, Mac, New Releases, Computers
470 points by victorbjorklund 155 days ago | 770 comments
Refurb weekend: the Symbolics MacIvory Lisp machine I have hated (blogspot.com)
Every collector has that machine, the machine they sunk so much time and, often, money into that they would have defenestrated it years ago except for all the aforementioned time and money.
Retrocomputing, Computers, Personal Computing, History
29 points by zdw 171 days ago | 2 comments
First wave of M4 Macs, including smaller Mac mini, coming November 1 (arstechnica.com)
Reliable rumors have suggested that M4 Macs are right around the corner, and now Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is forecasting a specific launch date: November 1, following a late-October announcement that mirrors last year's Halloween-themed reveal for the first M3 Macs.
Hardware, Apple, Mac, Computers, Release Dates
37 points by rbanffy 177 days ago | 9 comments
Only Use Old Computers (lukesmith.xyz)
If there is a single point of advice I can offer novice computer users, it is stop using modern computers.
Technology, Advice, Computers
16 points by Tomte 183 days ago | 15 comments
My HP Warranty RMA Experience (ycombinator.com)
TL;DR: I bought a computer last year September, it broke down this year January. I have been working with HP since then, by waiting for parts to come in or having HP certified third party technicians come to my apartment 5 separate times. HP sent me 3 seperate computers, all downgrades that I returned except for the last one, and now HP has closed my case, despite me sending in timestamped photos and offering to video call.
Customer Service, Technical Support, HP, Warranty, Computers
4 points by banana-boat 186 days ago | 8 comments
IBM PC 5150 Model Numbers (os2museum.com)
Recently I came across a minor mystery—the model numbers of the original IBM PC. For such a pivotal product, there is remarkably little detailed original information from the early days.
IBM PC, History, Hardware, Computers
39 points by kencausey 190 days ago | 1 comments
Visiting Area 5150: Investigating a PC Demo [video] (youtube.com)
Video Games, Gaming, Technology, Demo, Computers
3 points by todsacerdoti 199 days ago | 0 comments
Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022) (microsoft.com)
A colleague of mine shared a story from Windows XP product support. A major computer manufacturer discovered that playing the music video for Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” would crash certain models of laptops.
Music, Technology, Computers, Entertainment
204 points by mellonaut 201 days ago | 79 comments
Computers are bad: private lines (computer.rip)
The circuits discussed in this section are served over nonswitched facilities with no access to the message network. A two-point private line involves a channel between two terminal locations. The channel may or may not be entirely a metallic path.
Computers, Networking, Telecommunications
45 points by c0balt 206 days ago | 0 comments
Low Cost Mini PCs (lowcostminipcs.com)
Mini PCs, Hardware, Technology, Computers
701 points by mjcurl 217 days ago | 336 comments
16GB of RAM Could Be the New Minimum in Apple's Upcoming M4 Macs (macrumors.com)
Apple, Hardware, Memory, Computers, Technology
37 points by doener 219 days ago | 25 comments