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The Black Lotus - Eon - Amiga Demo (50 FPS)

191K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

Jeff Bezos - Regret Minimization Framework

553K views · 5 HN recommenders · 2010–2024

MiniDisc - An Appreciation

2.2M views · 5 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

Symbolics Lisp Machine demo Jan 2013

52K views · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2024

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Computer History Museum

49K views · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

I made a NES emulator in 15 minutes

389K views · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2022

Complete Apple WWDC | Steve Jobs talk and answer developers questions | 1997

TheAppleFanBoy - Apple & Computer Archives

54K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

John Carmack's keynote at Quakecon 2013 part 4

Kostiantyn Kostin

139K views · 5 HN recommenders · 2013–2025

MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark

1.2M views · 5 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

Feynman: How to think 1 of 2 FUN TO IMAGINE 11

Christopher Sykes

388K views · 5 HN recommenders · 2011–2024

"We Really Don't Know How to Compute!" - Gerald Sussman (2011)

Strange Loop Conference

96K views · 5 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

SQLite: The Database at the Edge of the Network with Dr. Richard Hipp

82K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

GET LAMP: The Text Adventure Documentary

Google TechTalks

244K views · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

Linus Torvalds on why desktop Linux sucks

2.2M views · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective

8.3M views · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

Doomed: The Embers of Amiga FPS

559K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2017

Dwarf Fortress Creator Explains its Complexity & Origins | Noclip Interview

2M views · 6 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

iPhone 1 - Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote in 2007 - Full Presentation, 80 mins

Protectstar Inc.

17.3M views · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

Bitcoin - Unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto

Barely Sociable

1.6M views · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

fr-08: .the .product by farbrausch | 64k intro (2000) (720p HQ demoscene demo)

Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras)

198K views · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

How an Atomic Clock Really Works: Inside the HP 5061A Cesium Clock

465K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

A New Way to look at Networking

GoogleTalksArchive

26K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2025

Facebook Fraud

6.6M views · 7 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

How Prince of Persia Defeated Apple II's Memory Limitations | War Stories | Ars Technica

1.5M views · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

Intrinsic Gravity by Still

224K views · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

.kkrieger - The FPS Game in 96KB (Full Gameplay)

528K views · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

Flat Earth: A Measured Response

7.5M views · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

Anders Hejlsberg and Lars Bak: TypeScript, JavaScript, and Dart

14K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2024

BBS The Documentary: Episode 1 of 8: BAUD (The Beginning)

40K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

Steve Jobs Insult Response

10.9M views · 4 HN recommenders · 2011–2022

The Making of: ROM City Rampage (Retro City Rampage)

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399K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

"Memories" - 256 byte MSDOS intro

107K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

Stanford Seminar - Google's Steve Yegge on GROK

Stanford Online

30K views · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

James Burke Legend Connections 1 The Trigger Effect

390K views · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

Identity 2.0 Keynote

490K views · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132

1.6M views · 6 HN recommenders · 2020–2026