DHH: Agents Bring Back the Commodore 64 Era of Computing Invitation
mark_k · x · 2026-11-08
Ruby on Rails creator DHH argues that AI agents have returned computing to the glorious early days when Commodore 64 and Amstrad 464 machines booted straight into a BASIC prompt — an open invitation for anyone to create things. The post includes screenshots of both vintage boot screens.
More from AGI Musings
- Security pro slams stale 'patch and unplug' advice in the era of AI cyber superweapons — HankYeomans · 2026-11-09
- From chihuahua vs. muffin to Snell's-law raccoons: a decade of AI expectations — korymath · 2026-11-09
- Larry Page predicts 99.999% of compute will end up in orbit, citing US data center regulation — elonmusk · 2026-11-09
- Debate over valuing human life in numbers splits AI ethics circles around Gebru — austinc3301 · 2026-11-09
- Scaling laws matter more than ever in the RSI era: small models as proxies — ChengleiSi · 2026-11-09
- Jesse Eisenberg tests AI writing to "make sure it's bad" — and remains paranoid — jxnlco · 2026-11-09