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How were you supposed to recover a forgotten Microsoft "Protect It!" key, or uninstall it altogether?
Awarded Jun 9, 2022 at 6:34
Can you use 5.25 HD floppy disks in a DD drive?
Awarded May 28, 2022 at 3:33
How does the BIOS distinguish Interrupt(08h-12h) from INT instructions, vs. actual exceptions inside the CPU?
Awarded May 26, 2022 at 0:56
If I build a new CPU architecture, how would an OS like Linux know how to run it? [closed]
Awarded May 22, 2022 at 19:48
Why have MS-DOS device drivers if the ROM BIOS provides access to the same devices already?
Awarded May 15, 2022 at 7:15
Which software was the first to use copy protection?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 1:35
How do I change the MAC address of a iMac G3?
Awarded May 12, 2022 at 0:16
How can I have the user input a string and then do comparisons on it in a batch file in MS-DOS?
Awarded May 6, 2022 at 10:20
What causes the glitchy sound when a GBA cartridge is removed?
Awarded May 3, 2022 at 19:50
What exactly is/was threaded p-code?
Awarded May 3, 2022 at 19:26
What did Shin Nihon Kikaku (SNK) originally manufacture in 1973?
Awarded May 2, 2022 at 22:47
GBA reading 16-bit values (or instructions) from 32-bit bus
Awarded May 2, 2022 at 16:40
Novell and DOS instant messaging
Awarded May 2, 2022 at 12:56
Why were animated screensavers used instead of a black screen on CRT monitors?
Awarded Apr 21, 2022 at 8:09
Can HIMEM.SYS be disabled in Windows ME’s IO.SYS?
Awarded Apr 21, 2022 at 2:05
Correct pronunciation of `vi` (Unix editor)?
Awarded Apr 20, 2022 at 17:55
How do programmers take advantage of programming languages to make graphics? [closed]
Awarded Apr 19, 2022 at 21:06
Where can I find the awesome programs from Apple II's Beagle Bros's Uncle Louie's two-line programs contest?
Awarded Apr 17, 2022 at 22:55
What is a Hollerith file on a GE/Honeywell computer?
Awarded Apr 16, 2022 at 8:51
Obtaining a CPU execution trace on a Commodore 64 [closed]
Awarded Apr 14, 2022 at 14:01
Where can I obtain Olivetti P6060 disk images?
Awarded Apr 9, 2022 at 5:21
How does the BCPL global vector work?
Awarded Apr 4, 2022 at 20:16
Why are these DOS console drivers wasting precious bytes?
Awarded Apr 3, 2022 at 13:27
Does anyone have information about the nj32disk.sys driver?
Awarded Mar 31, 2022 at 20:17
How did early x86 BIOS programmers manage to program full blown TUIs given very few bytes of ROM/EPROM?
Awarded Mar 31, 2022 at 15:32
How does the VIC-II/CPU memory access work on the C64?
Awarded Mar 27, 2022 at 12:21
Weird power lines for S-100, why no 5V?
Awarded Mar 23, 2022 at 10:55
getting PDP-11 DL11 output via telnet
Awarded Mar 13, 2022 at 10:21
What is the oldest digital processor still performing non-educational duties in its original environment?
Awarded Mar 7, 2022 at 11:01
Why was ones-complement integers implemented? [duplicate]
Awarded Mar 5, 2022 at 16:09
How did early video terminals convert ASCII into font graphics?
Awarded Mar 3, 2022 at 13:09
Identify PROM from diagram
Awarded Feb 27, 2022 at 17:40
The two types of Return keys on keyboard layouts
Awarded Feb 26, 2022 at 22:56
I get I/O errors when writing a disk image to a new old-stock floppy in a USB drive. How can I resolve this?
Awarded Feb 25, 2022 at 18:22
'Trap stack push abort' on the PDP-11 with SIMH
Awarded Feb 21, 2022 at 22:41
Compatibility of printers with HP54645D oscilloscope?
Awarded Feb 12, 2022 at 21:10
WY85 terminal with WY60/ASCII keyboard
Awarded Feb 9, 2022 at 11:01
How to connect remote Windows XP PCs to one VPN using linux VPS in 2021 [closed]
Awarded Feb 2, 2022 at 21:04
Is this Votan voice assistant from 1984 a real system?
Awarded Feb 2, 2022 at 20:06
How did the SNES do the “pixelate” transition effect?
Awarded Feb 2, 2022 at 17:47
What happened to all those Unix workstations in the '90s?
Awarded Feb 1, 2022 at 7:05
What type of memory was used in N64 and GBA cartridges?
Awarded Jan 30, 2022 at 13:45
What was an Amiga "X-Drive"?
Awarded Jan 23, 2022 at 22:11
"MOS" - Mini Operating System for PDP-11?
Awarded Jan 22, 2022 at 15:25
What is the TPG file format used in the PlayStation release of Zork I?
Awarded Jan 20, 2022 at 22:10
How did old computers address far more than 64K of memory despite only having a 16 bit address bus?
Awarded Jan 14, 2022 at 20:25
Why was computer memory so expensive and scarce?
Awarded Jan 9, 2022 at 21:05
How did early Minix represent processes
Awarded Jan 8, 2022 at 0:06
What kind of RAM stick is this?
Awarded Jan 3, 2022 at 16:41
How do I connect a command prompt to a serial line in MS-DOS 6.22?
Awarded Dec 22, 2021 at 19:17
What is this game featured in the film ‘The Year of the Jellyfish’?
Awarded Dec 21, 2021 at 21:40
Why did Nintendo 64 (1996) memory cards require a battery inside them to retain data whereas the PlayStation (1994) ones did not?
Awarded Dec 21, 2021 at 18:18
In Windows 3.11, did a unusual subnet mask actually work?
Awarded Dec 16, 2021 at 20:57
Z80 refresh pin, is it tri-state or not
Awarded Dec 12, 2021 at 13:56
Where within the Internet Explorer installation files can I find the browser error pages?
Awarded Dec 10, 2021 at 15:08
Why we YIQ is composite signal where RGB three different signal? [closed]
Awarded Nov 30, 2021 at 9:03
Installing 98SE without USB/CDROM to IDE drive - Invalid System Disk [closed]
Awarded Nov 28, 2021 at 11:06
Is the source for the original Elite public?
Awarded Nov 23, 2021 at 22:10
Why did the Z80 break 8080 compatibility?
Awarded Nov 19, 2021 at 11:57
What does this 1970s punched-card format mean?
Awarded Nov 18, 2021 at 6:07
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