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Why were animated screensavers used instead of a black screen on CRT monitors?

crt-monitor

CommunityBot

1

modified Apr 22 at 13:36

29 votes

5 answers

5k views

When/why did computers come to have push-button main power switches where on and off is the same push action?

power user-interface

Toby Speight

1,392

modified May 6 at 6:51

34 votes

5 answers

5k views

Was the Amiga ever used by any U.S. Government agency?

amiga government

Micropolis

431

modified Apr 30 at 0:25

24 votes

5 answers

4k views

Fastest 8-bit microprocessor for multiply-accumulate?

8-bit-microcomputers performance alu

user3528438

825

answered 2 days ago

29 votes

2 answers

4k views

What exactly is/was threaded p-code?

programming basic

Raffzahn

166k

modified May 1 at 10:27

35 votes

1 answer

6k views

In the classic "Windows 98 crashes live on CNN" video, why does the BSOD appear so oddly?

video windows-98 bugs microsoft

chicks

333

modified Apr 28 at 5:25

23 votes

3 answers

6k views

What causes the glitchy sound when a GBA cartridge is removed?

sound game-boy-advance

user3840170

16.4k

modified May 11 at 15:18

10 votes

5 answers

2k views

Early implementations of the `system()` call in a consumer OS

ms-dos unix cp-m mac-os-classic multitasking

idrougge

520

modified May 3 at 12:17

11 votes

4 answers

4k views

Why have MS-DOS device drivers if the ROM BIOS provides access to the same devices already?

ms-dos bios driver

AnoE

908

answered 22 mins ago

25 votes

2 answers

5k views

Which software was the first to use copy protection?

history floppy-disk cassette-tape copy-protection

Jean-François Fabre

9,199

modified May 12 at 8:47

15 votes

2 answers

3k views

Why does the default base64 encoding use forward slash /? [closed]

internet character-sets encoding

DeusXMachina

291

modified Apr 26 at 17:35

15 votes

3 answers

2k views

Is there any significant difference in Sinclair BASIC of ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum?

basic sinclair zx81 zx80

GrantB

151

answered Apr 20 at 20:23

27 votes

1 answer

2k views

When and why was the question mark chosen to abbreviate PRINT?

history basic design-choices

Nathan Kulzer

3

modified Apr 19 at 18:55

8 votes

4 answers

2k views

Why didn't the original Commodore PET computer use a standard typewriter style keyboard?

history commodore commodore-pet

Robbie Goodwin

97

answered May 11 at 21:32

5 votes

3 answers

867 views

What is this "switch register - display" and what was it used for?

input-devices identify-this-peripheral

Raffzahn

166k

modified May 2 at 17:05

6 votes

2 answers

2k views

What was the first software company to go public?

history software market

Rick Smith

203

modified 13 hours ago

6 votes

2 answers

2k views

x86 memory alignment

x86 8086

Raffzahn

166k

modified Apr 21 at 14:02

12 votes

1 answer

962 views

What was Sinclair's intention with the MicroDrive? [closed]

zx-spectrum sinclair

Martin

641

modified May 13 at 20:12

10 votes

1 answer

1k views

What was the first games console to be as powerful as the Sega Model 2 board? [closed]

graphics arcade game-consoles

Brian H

56.1k

modified May 12 at 14:34

10 votes

1 answer

1k views

What did Shin Nihon Kikaku (SNK) originally manufacture in 1973?

history early-computer

Raffzahn

166k

modified May 2 at 8:59

10 votes

2 answers

506 views

How to make a maximally compatible Integer BASIC (Apple II) game disk for the Internet Archive?

apple-ii integer-basic

fadden

7,411

modified May 7 at 23:55

11 votes

1 answer

459 views

Any way to simulate HP TS BASIC as seen on the 2000?

basic

scruss

17.1k

modified Apr 27 at 2:41

5 votes

2 answers

792 views

Does the interface PBX phones plug into limit modem speed? [closed]

modem telephony

user3840170

16.4k

modified May 3 at 17:54

3 votes

2 answers

393 views

How can I have the user input a string and then do comparisons on it in a batch file in MS-DOS?

ms-dos dosbox

user3840170

16.4k

modified May 8 at 14:41

0 votes

2 answers

340 views

How do programmers take advantage of programming languages to make graphics? [closed]

graphics gui

user3840170

16.4k

modified Apr 18 at 7:35

9 votes

1 answer

868 views

Was there a compression program based on the Mayne-James algorithm?

history compression

dirkt

20.8k

modified May 1 at 9:06

6 votes

2 answers

627 views

What voltage does the Psion Series 5 serial port work at?

serial psion

Raffzahn

166k

modified Apr 21 at 18:33

5 votes

2 answers

347 views

Was there a system with customarily backspaced prompts?

terminal display user-interface

supercat

26.1k

answered May 7 at 15:40

5 votes

1 answer

544 views

Novell and DOS instant messaging

ms-dos network identify-this-software

user3840170

16.4k

modified May 2 at 16:57

7 votes

1 answer

382 views

Why did IBM skip "System/380" as a mainframe family name?

ibm mainframe ibm360 ibm370 ibm390

Wildcat Matt

521

modified Apr 27 at 12:58

10 votes

1 answer

470 views

Did Windows 2.x actually receive support until end of 2001?

windows

John Dallman

7,656

modified Apr 30 at 14:44

2 votes

2 answers

241 views

From an electrical and software engineering perspective, ignoring available software, should I go for the Z80 or 65C02? [closed]

assembly z80 6502

jwh20

1,614

answered May 3 at 13:32

5 votes

1 answer

214 views

How can I resolve these intermittent memory issues?

memory ibm ram

Brian Reading

510

answered May 13 at 21:26

12 votes

2 answers

296 views

Looking to recover data from OC-800 WORM disks

disk-image worm

dirkt

20.8k

modified Apr 27 at 5:28

2 votes

2 answers

345 views

What are these electronic components found inside a Schaffer BV 223-5-04008 PSU for the Commodore 128D?

commodore-128

Alex Hajnal

8,617

modified Apr 22 at 21:07

7 votes

1 answer

237 views

Anyone have the 1975 edition of "An Introduction to Microcomputers, Vol 2"?

8-bit-microcomputers books

Micropolis

431

answered May 14 at 0:34

0 votes

1 answer

269 views

Can HIMEM.SYS be disabled in Windows ME’s IO.SYS?

ms-dos windows-me

user3840170

16.4k

modified Apr 22 at 11:45

9 votes

1 answer

421 views

Critiques of ANSI/Standard/Full BASIC?

basic reference-request

CommunityBot

1

modified 2 days ago

2 votes

1 answer

136 views

How can I connect a Psion Series 5 PDA to a 64-bit Windows PC?

serial rs232 psion

Mark Williams

3,109

modified 4 hours ago

2 votes

1 answer

211 views

How do I change the MAC address of a iMac G3?

internet mac-os-classic imac-g3

Brian Reading

510

answered May 11 at 7:34

6 votes

1 answer

198 views

XMS function 0Ch "Lock Extended Memory Block"

ms-dos programming 80386 virtual-memory protected-mode

Justme

16k

modified Apr 26 at 16:21

1 vote

0 answers

285 views

Where does Hello World come from? [closed]

history

Neil Meyer

4,715

asked May 12 at 17:45

1 vote

1 answer

164 views

GBA reading 16-bit values (or instructions) from 32-bit bus

memory game-boy-advance

Raffzahn

166k

answered May 2 at 16:28

3 votes

0 answers

194 views

Did the Silicon Graphics/SGI flight simulator (dog aka dogfight aka flight) have craft like X-Wings and Klingon Birds of Prey in any version?

sgi

Astrid_Redfern

137

asked May 7 at 20:37

1 vote

0 answers

129 views

DirectX 8 Win32 GUI Not Appearing/Flickering While Running [closed]

graphics c win32 directx

rjhwinner03

169

asked May 9 at 5:12

1 vote

0 answers

86 views

IBM/Xebec XT Fixed Disk Adapter "Custom" Drive Types

ibm-pc hard-disk

640KB

823

asked Apr 22 at 17:59

0 votes

0 answers

67 views

Micro-Term ERGO 301 (C134) Terminal Keyboard compatibility

keyboards terminal

Kingsley

303

modified Apr 21 at 23:33

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