C64 OS
c64os.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2018
The developer of C64 OS writes about building a graphical operating system for the Commodore 64, covering memory, keyboard, and networking.
What HN saysHN commenters link it to explain how the OS works, including its user guide, screenshots, and a detailed post on how the C64 keyboard works.
20HN people shared it
5linked it in comments
39stories submitted
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6 months agolast shared
2018people per year2026
Most-shared posts
- 1C64 OS: make a Commodore 64 feel fast and useful5 people · 220 points · first shared 2021 · 109 comments on HN
- 2C64 OS: A Commodore 64 OS with Modern Concepts3 people · 160 points · first shared 2018 · 42 comments on HN
- 3An Afterlife User's Guide to the C642 people · 87 points · first shared 2022 · 48 comments on HN
- 4Hybrid Basic/ASM Programs on Commodore 642 people · 6 points · first shared 2024 · 1 comments on HN
- 5Eliza for C64 OS2 people · 5 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 6C64 OS v1.0 Release2 people · 3 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 7Networking in C64 OS2 people · 2 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 8Rethinking the Commodore 64 Memory Map (2018)1 people · 104 points · first shared 2019 · 17 comments on HN
- 9Hidden Files in C64 OS1 people · 96 points · first shared 2024 · 25 comments on HN
- 10Shared Libraries for C64 OS1 people · 70 points · first shared 2021 · 1 comments on HN
- 11The C64 OS Programmer's Guide1 people · 65 points · first shared 2022 · 25 comments on HN
- 12C64 OS Programmer's Guide1 people · 64 points · first shared 2023 · 7 comments on HN
- 13Understanding SD2IEC Filenaming1 people · 3 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 14How the C64 Keyboard Works1 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 15The C64 OS Video Guide [video]1 people · 2 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
soegaard · 2019-07-10
Here is how the C64 keyboard works in great detail: http://www.c64os.com/post?p=45
sneilan1 · 2024-03-26
The author has children. And a wife. https://www.c64os.com/legal/thanks-and-credits/
kingcharles · 2021-12-10
It's a GUI OS, not command-line as I expected:
http://c64os.com/c64os/usersguide/ (screen shot)
mastazi · 2021-12-10
You can see a bit more of the use interface here http://c64os.com/c64os/usersguide/userinterface
z3t4 · 2021-12-10
If you are interested about the OS: http://c64os.com/c64os/