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    Jason Eckert

    jasoneckert.github.io · Personal blog · on HN since 2020

    Jason Eckert writes about vintage and unusual hardware like the SPARCbook, plus ARM64 Linux workstations and open source licensing.

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    Retro ComputingHardware & ElectronicsOpen Source & Linux
    What HN says

    HN commenters praise his SPARCbook posts as the only detailed coverage online, and link his Mac Studio Asahi Linux and copyleft articles.

    Stats for nerds
    18HN people shared it
    30linked in comments
    700story points
    Mar 2026last shared
    2023people per year2026

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      SPARCbook 3000ST: The coolest 90s laptop (2019)
      3 people · 291 points · first shared 2021 · 111 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Ontario's Computer: The Burroughs ICON
      2 people · 153 points · first shared 2022 · 34 comments on HN
    3. 3
      ARM64 Linux Workstation
      2 people · 105 points · first shared 2023 · 39 comments on HN
    4. 4
      Using Asahi Linux as a developer workstation
      1 person · 79 points · first shared 2022 · 25 comments on HN
    5. 5
      Microsoft probably killed my Snapdragon Dev Kit
      1 person · 15 points · first shared 2026 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Copyleft Is Dying
      2 people · 5 points · first shared 2022 · 1 comments on HN
    7. 7
      SPARCbook Teardown
      2 people · 5 points · first shared 2022 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      Win10 Is Nearing End-of-Life: What Should You Do Next?
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2025 · 4 comments on HN
    9. 9
      Canada: The Unsung Hero of AI Innovation
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2025 · 2 comments on HN
    10. 10
      Grace Blackwell Desktop Supercomputer: First Impressions
      2 people · 4 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • jasoneckertMar 2026

      For me, drawing the line as to when you will leverage AI and when you won't comes down to a quote from Kurt Vonnegut: "Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something."

      Art is where I choose to draw the line, for both ideation and content generation. That work report I leveraged AI to help flush out isn't art, but my personal blog is, as is anything I must internalize (that is thoroughly understand and remember). This is why I have the following disclaimer on my blog (and yes, the typo on this page is purposeful!): https://jasoneckert.github.io/site/about-this-site/

    • bpyeJan 2024

      I searched for that laptop and your blog [0,1] is the only result I found. I love it.

      [0] https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/sparcbook3000st-the-coolest-90s-laptop/

      [1] https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/sparcbook-teardown/

    • runjakeAug 2024

      These blog posts are from 2023, but they go over the experience with a Mac Studio:

      https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/ultimate-linux-arm64-workstation/

      https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/fedora-asahi-remix/

    • kakarot253Sep 2025

      You can use github for comments, I had implemented it on my blog earlier. Currently removed the section completly. Here is an example on this site.

      https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/github-discussions-blog/

    • evanjrowleyJan 2024

      In case anyone wanted to read the article shown in the picture, here's the link: https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/copyleft-is-dying/

      I facepalm'd when I realized the image itself was in the same article.

    • thangalinJan 2023

      https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/the-galaga-no-fire-cheat-mystery/

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