Retrocomputing Beta

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First question with score of 1 or more.
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The 8086 has AAM (ASCII Adjust after Multiply), why not the same for packed BCD?
Awarded 2 hours ago
What is the format of the static libraries shipping with legacy Microsoft C for DOS?
Awarded 10 hours ago
Windows NT 3.51 title bar buttons
Awarded 15 hours ago
New to Using Amiga 500 Games
Awarded yesterday
History of non-American software/hardware/CS theory development, 1940s-1980s?
Awarded May 26 at 3:06
Would having the console's CPU help in emulation hypothetically?
Awarded May 25 at 17:05
Is the 1920 CTR Printer-Lister a Ticketograph?
Awarded May 25 at 5:06
Why does part of the Windows 98 Setup program look older than the rest?
Awarded May 24 at 13:41
Is it true that Pentium III was faster than its successor Pentium 4?
Awarded May 23 at 4:40
How long should I expect the Apple IIc self test to run?
Awarded May 22 at 19:20
Why does the 80486 take longer to execute simple instructions than complex ones?
Awarded May 21 at 22:42
Did Nintendo pay WDC for their use of the 65816 core?
Awarded May 21 at 22:37
How did 68k-based Macs (or other contemporary systems) detect how much RAM was installed?
Awarded May 21 at 21:11
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Awarded May 21 at 15:16
What happened to the 65832?
Awarded May 20 at 23:21
Problem reading 720KB floppy disks containing dat [closed]
Awarded May 20 at 7:36
Please Identify this Apple II Diagnostic Message: “IOU FLAG E5: 1 2 3 4 8”
Awarded May 19 at 5:42
What was a “Windows protection error”?
Awarded May 17 at 14:57
Why were optical drives not used as secondary storage instead of magnetic drives?
Awarded May 16 at 8:43
Commodore 64 board dimensions
Awarded May 16 at 0:11
What are these weird long ISA slots on this 386 board? (not VLB)
Awarded May 15 at 3:38
Is the “IBM standard character set manual” around?
Awarded May 14 at 6:56
VGA controller for my W65C02 computer
Awarded May 12 at 16:47
What warning was given on attempting to post to USENET, circa 1990?
Awarded May 12 at 6:17
Is there any virtual hard disk driver over serial port?
Awarded May 10 at 16:50
Who built the first electric/electronic adder?
Awarded May 10 at 4:11
How to connect a Dragon32 to a HD TV?
Awarded May 8 at 10:15
Was there ever a functional EGA emulator for the Hercules graphics card?
Awarded May 4 at 3:50
Where to find ancient wavy cursor program 'cyclops'?
Awarded May 3 at 14:10
How much time and how many people were required to develop Delphi version 1?
Awarded May 2 at 21:34
Transfer a TeleDisk image of a 5.25 disk to a 3.5 disk
Awarded May 2 at 19:26
How is it possible that they used to type “Mb” when they meant “MB” in printed computer magazines in the 1990s?
Awarded May 1 at 15:27
Portable 386 that only ever beeps continuously; no video
Awarded May 1 at 4:07
How does the shift key in a keyboard work?
Awarded Apr 30 at 17:02
“SAP” microcomputers vs real microcomputers
Awarded Apr 30 at 14:18
Networking WfW 3.11 between modern ethernet and 56k internal modem card
Awarded Apr 29 at 22:27
“Genesis Lock-On Technology” to change the language of a Famicom game
Awarded Apr 26 at 20:33
What was it like to use Windows NT 3.1? [closed]
Awarded Apr 26 at 10:36
How did large .COM files work?
Awarded Apr 26 at 3:32
Algorithm to properly format 360k 5.25" diskette on 1.2M drive?
Awarded Apr 25 at 20:57
In the Intel 8080, where does the “Stack” start?
Awarded Apr 23 at 19:46
ES688 AudioDrive 4-bit proprietary codec: Any way to decode?
Awarded Apr 19 at 15:31
What 1970's terminal was black on white and had an orange keyboard?
Awarded Apr 16 at 14:03
Inverting the carry flag on an M6800
Awarded Apr 16 at 10:00
How do I extract the program from the Radiohead “Nude” tribute by James Houston?
Awarded Apr 16 at 9:45
Which computers used the Intel 82786 graphics chips, and what sort of commercial success did that chip attain?
Awarded Apr 14 at 14:10
How are blocks stacked on a floppy or older HD
Awarded Apr 14 at 12:35
Why does the .z80 emulator-snapshot format have separate fields for the 8-bit refresh register and bit 7 of R?
Awarded Apr 13 at 16:30
Why did 8-bit computers choose BASIC dialects as “de facto” command-line interface, instead of contemporary Shell/Lisp dialects?
Awarded Apr 12 at 16:35
C/C++ UI library similar to Visual Basic for DOS
Awarded Apr 12 at 16:15
Trying to use IBM model F (5 pin DIN) with modern Windows PC
Awarded Apr 11 at 3:00
Are there standalone emulators of Applesoft Basic?
Awarded Apr 11 at 2:35
Why did IBM develop 5250 block mode terminals when 3270 already existed?
Awarded Apr 10 at 22:40
Data length module of 3.2^n confusion in IBM system/360 architecture
Awarded Apr 10 at 5:05
How did control characters work in real teletypes?
Awarded Apr 10 at 1:10
How can I fix this clacking sound made by the Game Boy speaker?
Awarded Apr 8 at 18:50
Is this a mini computer, a novelty monitor or something else? [closed]
Awarded Apr 8 at 3:00
Is the ZX Spectrum multithread capable? [closed]
Awarded Apr 7 at 13:35
Mismatched floppy disk/drive reading and writing, what should one keep in mind?
Awarded Apr 7 at 12:05
What is the protocol for bootstrapping a Game Boy Advance over a link cable?
Awarded Apr 7 at 5:35
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