Hacker News with Generative AI: Personal Computing

Microsoft built a PC that can't run local apps (techcrunch.com)
Prefer to offload all your Windows tasks to the cloud? Microsoft may just have the compact, desk-bound computer for you.

Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Personal Computing, Hardware

8 points by skadamat 2 days ago | 3 comments

Now lie in it: an uxntal retrospective (xxiivv.com)
Autumn is just around the corner, and when the leaves begin to fall, it will have been four years since the early sketches of a personal computing system which became Uxn. I thought it would be interesting to look back and see what has happened since.

Retrospective, Programming, Personal Computing

59 points by surprisetalk 20 days ago | 15 comments

Virtual archaeology: Recreating the first PC I ever used (2022) (fabulous.systems)
There are some things in life you will remember forever. In case you are just like me, then the very first PC you ever used is most likely one of these things.

Virtual Reality, Technology, Nostalgia, Personal Computing

22 points by felsqualle 20 days ago | 4 comments

Ed Roberts created the personal computer industry (2023) (every.to)
In September 1974, Ed Roberts was sitting at the bank in a foreclosure meeting. His once-profitable calculator company, Micro Instrument and Telemetry Systems (MITS), had exhausted its $250,000 overdraft and was on the verge of bankruptcy. But Roberts wasn’t getting ready to shut down. Instead, he was soliciting a $65,000 loan. Not to spend on calculators, he explained to the bank, but for something completely different. Something nobody had done before. He planned to build an affordable personal computer.

History, Personal Computing, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Business

76 points by rbanffy 22 days ago | 45 comments

A Bicycle for the Mind – Prologue (technicshistory.com)
“When man created the bicycle, he created a tool that amplified an inherent ability. That’s why I like to compare the personal computer to a bicycle. …it’s a tool that can amplify a certain part of our inherent intelligence. There’s a special relationship that develops between one person and one computer that ultimately improves productivity on a personal level.”

Technology, Personal Computing, Analogies, Productivity

14 points by dotcoma 25 days ago | 2 comments

20 years of Linux on the Desktop (part 1) (ploum.net)
Twenty years ago, I had an epiphany: Linux was ready for the desktop.

Linux, Operating Systems, Personal Computing, History

6 points by mmphosis 28 days ago | 0 comments

20 years of Linux on the Desktop (part 1) (ploum.net)
Twenty years ago, I had an epiphany: Linux was ready for the desktop.

Linux, Operating Systems, History, Personal Computing

13 points by thunderbong 30 days ago | 1 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

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, Personal Computing, History, Computer Hardware, Lisp

182 points by rcarmo 39 days ago | 99 comments

Uxn (100r.co)
The Uxn/Varvara ecosystem is a personal computing stack based on a small virtual machine that lies at the heart of our software, and that allows us to run the same application on a variety of systems.

Virtual Machines, Operating Systems, Personal Computing

450 points by tosh 44 days ago | 98 comments

What OS should I drive? (codefaster.substack.com)
You’ll spend more hours with your OS on your daily driver than your spouse. Think about it. Will you spend 8+ hours a day, 5+ days a week, for 30+ years with your spouse? If you will spend that much time with your daily driver’s OS, can you really afford to use a suboptimal OS? Can you waste your life away like that? Isn’t it worth investing some time in the best OS?

Operating Systems, Productivity, Personal Computing

9 points by code-faster 50 days ago | 21 comments

My MEGA65 is finally here (lyonsden.net)
Finally, after waiting patiently for over two years for my pre-order, my MEGA65 arrived a today! I bought and paid for this way back in May of 2022 but production was delayed first by Covid and then by the resulting chip shortage that followed. The tedium of waiting has all been washed away now that I actually have it in my hands though, so in this post I will share my initial experiences with it.

Retro Computing, Hardware, Personal Computing, Reviews

220 points by harel 55 days ago | 82 comments

What Hath Woz Wrought (1979) (folklore.org)
In the summer of 1979, I abandoned grad school to start working at Apple Computer as a systems programmer. I was already thoroughly obsessed with their main product, the Apple II, so it was a dream come true to become an Apple employee and meet the amazing people behind the company.

Apple, History, Personal Computing, Software Engineering, Technology

35 points by tie-in 66 days ago | 4 comments

18 Months with a Framework 13 (projectgus.com)
I've been using a Framework 13 laptop as my main/only computer for a little over 18 months now.

Technology, Reviews, Laptops, Personal Computing, Software

132 points by todsacerdoti 66 days ago | 91 comments

MNT Pocket Reform – Unboxing and First Impressions (ratfactor.com)
I really didn’t need another laptop. But the MNT Pocket Reform is basically my personal wishlist extruded into reality.

Laptop Reviews, Personal Computing, Technology

39 points by jandeboevrie 75 days ago | 4 comments

Cosy Computing (datagubbe.se)

Computing, Software, Personal Computing, Lifestyle

74 points by zdw 80 days ago | 24 comments

Olivetti Programma 101: At the Origins of the Personal Computer (inexhibit.com)

History, Personal Computing, Computer Hardware

140 points by rbanffy 88 days ago | 42 comments

Harder Drive: Hard drives we didn't want or need (2022) [pdf] (tom7.org)

Hardware, Technology, History, Personal Computing

98 points by a022311 108 days ago | 25 comments

How I Computer in 2024 (jnsgr.uk)