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When was fixed page size, flexible assignment bank switching patented?

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What is the difference between the "Return" and "Enter" keys in the VT100 terminal?

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Why was computer memory so expensive and scarce?

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Which computers had redefinable character sets?

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Does anyone know the specific differences between the NES-001 (NTSC) motherboard revisions?

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Did ancillary LEDs trade arcade game design for manufacturing cost?

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Looking for an 8-bit microcomputer with a hardware-accelerated database

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Did any 6502-based system with cycle-stealing memory access steal the first available read, rather than asserting READY three cycles early?

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Amiga 500 OCS/ECS vs Mega Drive VDP

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How is a bus request initiated on the VME bus?

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How did the classic Macintosh come to use Eurocard connectors?

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Anyone have more information on the "Hammerstein TV Games" 1st gen console?

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