Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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I always upvote Ben Eater's project(s). I got his 6502 kit and worked through his YouTube videos to get it up and running with LCD display and all. I want to actually frame it and get it running, hanging on a wall. If anyone is new to Ben, find a comfortable chair or couch, make some tea, take a breath, and begin your descent into his long-form breadboard series of nerd-splaining how a CPU works, beginning with basic logic gates…
I've been following Ben's videos on YouTube ever since he started this project and have been totally transfixed. His approach to building an 8-bit computer on a breadboard has also spawned a bunch of interest from the community. Just search "my ben eater" on YouTube and you'll find many other people following his steps and making their own computers; some even going as far as to improve upon the original. It's really quite awesome to see. Hats off to Ben…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 1246
- Total comments
- 143
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-30 | Build an 8-bit computer from scratchFirst breakout | necrodome | 341 | 28 |
| 2019-01-05 | Build an 8-bit computer from scratch | bjoko | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-12-28 | Build an 8-bit computer from scratchBest thread | kmooney | 489 | 52 |
| 2022-07-19 | Build an 8-bit computer from scratch | socialdemocrat | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-10-27 | Build an 8-bit computer from scratchHall induction | thunderbong | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-11-05 | Build an 8-bit computer from scratch | aard | 10 | 1 |
| 2025-03-31 | Build an 8-bit computer from scratch (2016)Latest 20+ point return | jcartw | 398 | 62 |