Retrocomputing

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Why can SafeDisc disks be read faster if the game was opened before?
Awarded Dec 5 at 5:05
Was bootloading from punch cards possible on System/370 machines?
Awarded Nov 26 at 15:41
What is the oldest UNIX available for modern systems?
Awarded Nov 25 at 1:48
Using Sinclair ZX Microdrive is it possible to random access a text-file?
Awarded Nov 23 at 22:41
Why did base64 win against uuencode?
Awarded Nov 21 at 18:47
PC DOS E Editor (3.13v): "Not enough memory" error with a file of 1.65 MB and 40 320 lines, even with the /S switch
Awarded Nov 18 at 13:22
Why didn't Microsoft use a well-known encryption algorithm like RSA for telephone activation?
Awarded Nov 17 at 21:10
Two Unknown Sony Corp Boards - Please identify
Awarded Nov 16 at 8:41
Why were those colors chosen to be the default palette for 256-color VGA?
Awarded Nov 13 at 22:07
Problem using Commodore 64 BASIC TAB() command in abbreviated form
Awarded Nov 9 at 19:11
What binary format did QuickBasic use for BAS files?
Awarded Nov 9 at 14:55
Troubleshooting Legacy Hardware and Software Issues on MS-DOS and Windows 3.11
Awarded Nov 8 at 21:58
Was there a notable mainstream 640×480 monochrome display for PC earlier than MCGA
Awarded Nov 8 at 16:58
CD-ROM not recognized by Windows 98 Pentium 2 [closed]
Awarded Nov 6 at 21:36
History of static analysis tools for defect identification
Awarded Nov 6 at 19:07
What was the legal arrangement between author, publisher and end user for 'type-in programs' in old computer magazines?
Awarded Nov 6 at 16:21
Why have consumer-level graphing calculators seemingly not developed in 20+ years?
Awarded Nov 6 at 12:27
Why have consumer-level graphing calculators seemingly not developed in 20+ years?
Awarded Nov 5 at 15:55
Installing Windows 98SE without FDD, CD-ROM, Network, or USB on Thinkpad E310ED
Awarded Oct 31 at 14:36
Can Linux boot beyond 1023 cylinders on old BIOS?
Awarded Oct 31 at 0:15
Why is my crystal oscillator (4 pin DIP 4 MHz unbranded from ebay) producing unusable clock signal waves? [closed]
Awarded Oct 27 at 19:48
Looking for the name of a natural language Fortran compiler
Awarded Oct 23 at 16:51
Connecting an Atari 130XE to SM124 monitor
Awarded Oct 23 at 16:19
Which computer language was the first with two forward slashes ("//") for comments?
Awarded Oct 22 at 12:52
What sort of LCDs are used by the Game Boy/TI-83 calculator/etc.?
Awarded Oct 21 at 2:15
History of non-American software/hardware/CS theory development, 1940s-1980s?
Awarded Oct 17 at 14:57
Were printed manuals for HP PCL or GL ever published?
Awarded Oct 16 at 11:31
Why do Java classfiles (and JNI) use a "Frankenstein's monster" encoding crossing UTF-8 and UTF-16?
Awarded Oct 16 at 9:16
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Awarded Oct 15 at 14:22
Significance of compass heading values 4100-8200 in an old game?
Awarded Oct 14 at 23:42
Significance of compass heading values 4100-8200 in an old game?
Awarded Oct 8 at 15:56
Old FPS planet explorer game similar to Mass-Effect-1 and HALO-1
Awarded Oct 8 at 0:41
Arcade game from 80s or 90s about a doctor and spray [closed]
Awarded Oct 7 at 20:42
What was this Desktop Programmable Calculator circa 1975
Awarded Oct 5 at 14:21
How did early computers deal with calculations involving pounds, shillings, and pence?
Awarded Oct 5 at 3:30
What's the correct Unicode code point for the Apple IIe's "delete" symbol?
Awarded Oct 1 at 13:56
IBM RS/6000 Token Ring ISA card not operational
Awarded Sep 30 at 16:05
How late were 80-column punched cards relevant?
Awarded Sep 28 at 16:51
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Awarded Sep 26 at 23:11
How to get games working on MAME? [closed]
Awarded Sep 26 at 9:48
What made the ENIAC "programmable"?
Awarded Sep 25 at 22:26
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Awarded Sep 24 at 6:10
Apple IIc making grinding sounds when accessing disks beyond normal clicks
Awarded Sep 22 at 20:06
Is there a version of Python that runs on a QL, Speccy or a Commodore?
Awarded Sep 22 at 11:25
How to write the Apple ][ HIRES pages to disk to make screenshots?
Awarded Sep 15 at 20:25
Why does Sinclair BASIC have all of the characters twice in the token table?
Awarded Sep 15 at 10:05
ZX Spectrum Plus 2a not loading any games
Awarded Sep 13 at 18:06
Where can I find the code of the ancestors of the WebKit family of web browsers?
Awarded Sep 13 at 11:58
Name of Commodore tape format?
Awarded Sep 12 at 21:10
PDP-11 Program to Execute Only in the Registers
Awarded Sep 10 at 18:33
What was the history of Nanodata Corporation?
Awarded Sep 10 at 14:46
MSX's primary and secondary slots
Awarded Sep 7 at 21:41
Trying To Understand DOS Game Assembly Instructions [closed]
Awarded Sep 5 at 21:56
Xerox 3700 Documentation?
Awarded Sep 4 at 3:16
How to run certain .COM files on Amstrad CPC6128?
Awarded Sep 2 at 18:11
Why did 1990s-2000s LCD all use 60 Hz refresh?
Awarded Aug 28 at 21:57
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Awarded Aug 28 at 11:51
Drawing Asteroids DVG vector objects
Awarded Aug 27 at 21:16
Drawing Asteroids DVG vector objects
Awarded Aug 27 at 9:36
Floppy drive detection on an IBM PC 5150 by PC/MS-DOS
Awarded Aug 19 at 19:11
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