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Apple II: Applesoft variable syntax error weirdness
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Does anyone have a manual for the SAIL language?
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What was the first desktop computer with fully-functional input and output?
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What was the first microcomputer capable of working with Japanese kanji?
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Strange "snow" artifacts when dragging a window in 256-color mode
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Were printed manuals for HP PCL or GL ever published?
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Would some BASIC interpreters for microcomputers be considered operating systems?
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What were/are "T-cables" and what makes them thinner and less expensive compared to coax cables? [closed]
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What was the first integrated PC compatible computer?
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What actions, besides a hard power-off, did a blank screen with a blinking cursor allow?
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What problem does LOADFIX solve?
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MS DOS 6.22 hangs on modern hardware after loading HIMEM.SYS
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PDP-11 Program to Execute Only in the Registers
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How to connect an Apple IIe to an external Sider hard disk drive
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Which BASIC-like language has "ENDIF", "DIM ... OF" to declare arrays, and a double slash for comments?
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Problems Connecting an Arduino Uno to a Commodore 64 Joystick Port
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Which computer language was the first with two forward slashes ("//") for comments?
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VIC-II transistor count
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How does Symphonie Pro actually work?
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How were printouts done on Commodore PETs
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"Intrusion countermeasures" in VMS 4.2
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Anybody restoring Adventure, an early interactive fiction game?
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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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Are any CP/M systems still in commercial use today?
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IBM would-be purchase of CP/M
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Why was BASIC's INT() a floor, and not a truncate?
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How can I tell if my old PC supports > 137 GB hard drives?
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1980s arcade game with overhead perspective and line-art cut scenes
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When did wear leveling in flash storage come up?
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How did early computers deal with calculations involving pounds, shillings, and pence?
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What does it mean to "publish machine code"?
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What is the easiest way to access/convert Lotus NSF files?
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What's with the name "EmotionEngine"?
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Mid 80's arcade top-down scrolling spaceship shooter with upgradable ship
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What's the correct Unicode code point for the Apple IIe's "delete" symbol?
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Why did the Bell 103 modem specification use 1070Hz, 1270Hz, 2025Hz and 2225Hz?
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Why did 1970s front panels prefer momentary toggle switches to push buttons?
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Getting started with CP/M
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How late were 80-column punched cards relevant?
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What is this unusual syntax for the Commodore SYS command?
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How can I have the user input a string and then do comparisons on it in a batch file in MS-DOS?
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How were the signs for logical and arithmetic operators decided?
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Can I trigger the Amiga ROM debugger from the boot prompt?
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When was the end of the floppy-only IBM PC clone?
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Why was SLI for gaming introduced and supported in the first place?
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AmigaOS 3.9 - where can I buy it?
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Why did extracodes fall out of favour?
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What's the most recent version of AmigaOS?
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Why did the Motorola 68000 processor family fall out of use in personal computers in the 21st century?
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Does Sinclair Spectrum BASIC have a maximum length for one line?
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What made the ENIAC "programmable"?
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Boot Macintosh Quadra 800 from System 7.6.1 CD
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Why did the Apple IIc perform badly in the market?
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Was there any software on the IBM PC that specifically took advantage of the NEC V20?
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Were there any PCs using the i376?
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Detecting if a video mode is supported by INT 0x10
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How did IBM's "Mag Card" drive and magnetic media work?
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Connect IBM 3481 terminal to RS232?
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How could early computers perform data operations before John von Neumann proposed the concept of ALU?
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8 pin Mini-DIN to USB converter; where can I buy one?
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