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Was AGP only ever used for graphics cards?

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Peter

11

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15 votes

3 answers

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What is the history and development of memory caching?

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Serge Sergeev

19

answered 2 days ago

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437 views

Why did the Vic-20 need special chips for I/O?

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Could the 6502 have worked with an Altair-style front panel?

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Jacob Krall

1,309

answered Jun 21 at 20:47

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1 answer

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What was the first computer board to be wave-soldered?

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hippietrail

4,350

modified Jun 8 at 4:51

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1 answer

570 views

Did the Timex Sinclair 2068 and the Sinclair ZX Interface 2 use totally different hardware and software techniques?

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hippietrail

4,350

modified May 31 at 14:31

9 votes

1 answer

779 views

On Amiga, what happens when I write to $DFC5A0 by mistake?

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9,276

modified May 13 at 19:41

137 votes

4 answers

43k views

It's now safe to turn off your computer

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mirh

111

modified May 10 at 16:33

27 votes

3 answers

7k views

In what ways was the Soviet Strela computer "designed to function during a nuclear winter"? Or at least parts of it?

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Fred

346

modified May 2 at 1:05

16 votes

2 answers

2k views

Were there any enhancement chips that vastly outperformed the main CPU?

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DrSheldon

13.9k

modified Apr 11 at 3:11

7 votes

3 answers

677 views

How can I tell if my old PC supports > 137 GB hard drives?

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Justme

17.2k

modified Apr 5 at 22:50

10 votes

0 answers

470 views

How would toggling a bit in the POWCNT1 register cause hardware damage on the Nintendo DS?

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forest

1,770

modified Apr 3 at 21:12

6 votes

1 answer

345 views

Were vertical monitor arcade games programmed differently from those with horizontal monitors?

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Wisblade

175

answered Mar 26 at 16:01

7 votes

3 answers

1k views

Why 18 expansion slots on the Altair 8800?

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rbanffy

375

answered Mar 24 at 9:50

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