The Computer Chronicles: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)", hN recommends it to see what Kildall was like in real life and as a tribute to an influential figure.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2015–2022documentaryHN recommends it to see what Kildall was like in real life and as a tribute to an influential figure.
- 1 HN recommenders 2 months 2020–2025documentaryHN points to it as a period view of HyperCard and a source for its history and influences.
- cited 4× 0 months 2018–2023documentaryCited as period footage for how people thought about the early internet and 90s computing.
Questions
Which The Computer Chronicles video does Hacker News recommend most?
The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995): recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2015 and 2022.
Is this every The Computer Chronicles video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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