Hacker News with Generative AI: Computers

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 11 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 19 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 20 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 23 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 39 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 44 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 50 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 54 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 58 days ago | 1 comments

Visiting Area 5150: Investigating a PC Demo [video] (youtube.com)

Video Games, Gaming, Technology, Demo, Computers

3 points by todsacerdoti 67 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 69 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 74 days ago | 0 comments

Low Cost Mini PCs (lowcostminipcs.com)

Mini PCs, Hardware, Technology, Computers

701 points by mjcurl 84 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 87 days ago | 25 comments

Reverse Engineering Franklin Bookmans (bookmanarchive.com)

Reverse Engineering, Programming, Computers, Security

17 points by nanna 91 days ago | 0 comments

GPD Pocket 4 will be an 8.8 inch mini-laptop with AMD Ryzen AI 300 (liliputing.com)