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25c3: The Ultimate Commodore 64 Talk

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Demoscene & retrocomputingComputer architecture & CPUs

What it is

Michael Steil's 25C3 talk covers the Commodore 64's architecture, quirks and demoscene tricks in about an hour. It aims to convey everything about the machine in a compact, nostalgic tour.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people treat it as the canonical C64 talk and rewatch Steil's 'Ultimate' series regularly.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “His “Ultimate Guide” talks are great and I rewatch them at least once a year.”

    Great talk series rewatched yearly.

    msarnoff, 2025-04 · Strong recommendation · in “How MOS 6502 Illegal Opcodes Work (2008)”

  2. “Obligatory link to Michael Steil's The Ultimate Commodore 64 Talk”

    Michael Steil's talk on the Commodore 64.

    psykotic, 2011-07 · Recommendation · in “The story of FCopy for the C-64”

  3. “was very sufficient for me to watch and enjoy the talk back in the day.”

    Low-resolution recording still enjoyable.

    anyfoo, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “The Ultimate Commodore 1541 Disk Drive Talk [video]”

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Topics: c64, retrocomputing, 6502, demoscene, hardware

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