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Commodore 64—25th Anniversary Celebration

The Computer History Museum's 25th anniversary celebration of the Commodore 64, recorded in December 2007, with a panel including Jack Tramiel and Steve Wozniak. It recounts the machine's launch and history.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN links it for Jack Tramiel's pricing philosophy and a memorable Tramiel and Wozniak exchange on low versus sustainable pricing.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Computer History Museum
Topic
commodore 64 history
Format
documentary
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2012–2016

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • RIP Jack Tramiel! Here is Computer History Museum 25th Anniversary Celebration of Commodore 64 with him on the panel [VIDEO] Micro computers were a startup movement in a true sense of the word.

    Keyframe on Hacker News · 2012-04
    In Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore, dies at age 83
  • my favorite apple commodore exchange summing up the whole deal happened during computer history museums Commodore 64 25th anniversary panel [VIDEO] . paraphrasing Tramiel: Unlike Apple I made computers for the lowest price possible enabling millions to own one. Wozniak: Unlike you Apple sold their …

    rasz_pl on Hacker News · 2016-09
    In Commodore Back in Germany

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