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27c3: Reverse Engineering the MOS 6502 CPU (en)
Christiaan008 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 3 months (2014–2021).
SignalTube analysis
Among 13 other talk videos tagged Semiconductors & chip manufacturing, the mean is 3.7 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 3 distinct months; the peer average is 3.8 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
75% of its 4 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2014–2021; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 51 minutes 57 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2011-01-10.
- Channel / speaker
- Christiaan008
- Verified runtime
- 51m 57s
- YouTube upload date
- 2011-01-10
- Hacker News mention years
- 2014–2021
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other talk videos in Semiconductors & chip manufacturing. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27c3: Reverse Engineering the MOS 6502 CPU (en)Current video | 2 | 3 | 75% | — | 51m 57s | 2011-01-10 |
| Indistinguishable From Magic: Manufacturing Modern Computer Chipstalk · Andor Gafotas | 19 | 18 | 95% | No recorded overlap | 61m 20s | 2012-08-02 |
| Jim Keller: Moore’s Law is Not Deadtalk · UC Berkeley EECS | 7 | 8 | 47% | No recorded overlap | 64m 53s | 2019-09-19 |
| 38C3 - From Silicon to Sovereignty: How Advanced Chips are Redefining Global Dominancetalk · media.ccc.de | 5 | 5 | 100% | No recorded overlap | 40m 2s | 2025-01-28 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “BBC Micro at 40: How it inspired a generation of coders [video]”. Its short rationale: the source snapshot has no short rationale for this mention.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Visual6502 Remix”. Its short rationale: Covers story from 6502 origins to Visual 6502.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Ask HN: How to Self-Study Integrated Circuit Design?”. Its short rationale: Reverse engineering walkthrough of the MOS 6502 for learning IC design.