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What caused the demise of BASIC/BASICA in the late 1980's?
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Why was MacOS unix certified?
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References for the complexity of the COBOL language
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How did people get apps on their computer before the Internet?
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What is the most rudimentary input method a platform has ever been programmed in?
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Why are these DOS console drivers wasting precious bytes?
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When did assembly source code begin to be written in lowercase?
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What windowing system had the first size-proportional scroll bar?
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Porting use of BASIC to-the-power ^ operator
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Did any compilers hash long symbol names when truncating them?
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The Slowest Microprocessor
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Why didn't C++ specify filename extensions?
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Z80 to x86 asm translator?
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In what language(s) is the return value set by assigning to the function’s name?
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Make the "z80asm" assembler place an instruction at a known memory address
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How was it possible to run IBM mainframe software in emulation on HP?
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What "unusual" syntax assembly languages are/were there?
Awarded Oct 31, 2020 at 22:05
How did dot matrix printers do Landscape?
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Who coined the nickname "Trash-80" and what was the source of their animosity?
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How should we interpret Dave Cutler's criticism of Unix?
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Why did IBM make the PC BIOS source code public?
Awarded Aug 14, 2019 at 9:30
Why was hardware diversification an asset for the IBM PC ecosystem?
Awarded Jul 10, 2019 at 15:45
Single level file directory
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Why does the 6502 have the BIT instruction?
Awarded May 26, 2019 at 19:15
Are there vintage or historical bitmapped fonts available for non-commercial use?
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Cassette tape storage formats
Awarded Dec 14, 2018 at 4:00
Simplest system to create an emulator for
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Why was preemptive multitasking so slow in coming to consumer OS's?
Awarded Sep 27, 2018 at 4:15
Why did expert systems fall?
Awarded Sep 23, 2018 at 17:40
Is there a reason why MS-DOS didn't use more English words for commands?
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Developing an application in the era of cassette tapes (audio-tapes)
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Were 9.2 file names possible in MS-DOS?
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Why plastic cases?
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Is there a way to execute CP/M binaries on a modern Linux computer
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Why did some early CPUs use external math chips?
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Dealing with oversized files decades ago? Data transfer in the age of floppy disks
Awarded Jan 18, 2018 at 9:48
How did people use ed?
Awarded Jan 4, 2018 at 16:19

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