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Why does PC video memory base address change depending on video mode?
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What did SULFNBK.EXE actually do?
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What are the blinking rates of the caret and of blinking text on PC graphics cards in text mode?
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Why do sprites lag behind a scrolling map in first-generation Pokémon games?
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What was the purpose of the ‘overlay number’ field in the MZ executable format?
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What software used Turbo Vision back in its prime time?
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How much of the Program Segment Prefix area can be reused by programs with impunity?
Awarded Feb 2, 2023 at 13:51
Why does the FAT file system have separate ‘hidden’ and ‘system’ attributes?
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Why are there three different settings in the [Paths] section of MSDOS.SYS?
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What was the purpose of low-UID special user accounts like “bin”, “sys” or “daemon” in Unix?
Awarded Jul 31, 2022 at 2:26
What was the first programming language with generics?
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Why is MS-DOS not able to read partitions starting at logical sector 0?
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Why are symmetric bi-directional communication port cables not always crossover cables?
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Is there a generic VBE driver available for Windows 3.x?
Awarded Sep 20, 2021 at 12:26
Why does Windows 1.01 crash at the splash screen?
Awarded Aug 25, 2021 at 1:51
How can I play QBasic Nibbles on a modern machine?
Awarded Mar 12, 2021 at 11:27
Why is the ‘auto’ storage class specifier included in C?
Awarded Dec 15, 2020 at 13:31
Why does DOS ask for the current date and time upon booting?
Awarded Oct 2, 2020 at 7:48
What did the SELECT command do in DOS?
Awarded Sep 7, 2020 at 17:56
How does Windows 9x determine which disk drivers correspond to which BIOS disks/DOS drive letters?
Awarded Apr 7, 2020 at 18:15

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