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.
First comments on top threads
HN comment order> With BasiliskII things are easier as it has a drive mapped to the app’s file sharing folder. You can use the Share Sheet in the same way as Mini vMac, but you can also simply copy/move a file to the BasiliskII folder and it will be accessible inside the emulator. Hidden inside this innocuous statement is a bit of black magic fuckery. It's easy enough to present a block device to an emulated system and let the emulated system…
HN thread at the time https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26854990 And some follow-on posts by the author https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/tag/emulation/
Some previous discussions: 2021 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26854990 2024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39104804
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
- 2
- Total points
- 357
- Total comments
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-18 | Turning an iPad Pro into a classic MacintoshFirst breakout · Best thread | naetius | 159 | 35 |
| 2024-01-23 | Turning an iPad Pro into the Ultimate Classic Macintosh (2021) | surprisetalk | 119 | 35 |
| 2025-08-18 | Turning an iPad Pro into the Ultimate Classic Macintosh (2021)Latest 20+ point return | rcarmo | 79 | 12 |