Retrocomputing Beta

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1980's commodore 64 game about flying toward tower
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Symbian emulator to run Ngage games
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When IPv6 was designed were there any specific considerations for other planets?
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How did graphics processing for old 8/16bit consoles work & what are the differences between an FPU/maths co processor & a graphics card?
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Could a single NES ROM cartridge run on both PAL and NTSC systems?
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When if ever was the C language 'int' size altered from the host machine word (register) size into a literal 32 bit size?
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Trying to create a filesystem ROM for Amstrad CPC but tape is still waiting
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Besides the VIC-20 did any other micros have fewer than 32 columns available for text mode?
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Why did the IBM PC have an internal power supply?
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How is it possible that classic 3D video games such as Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time can contain such bizarre “glitches”?
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How is it possible that classic 3D video games such as Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time can contain such bizarre “glitches”?
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How is it possible that classic 3D video games such as Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time can contain such bizarre “glitches”?
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Could the Apple IIGS play any and all Amiga MOD files?
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Which system was the first which was capable of running graphics programs remotely?
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Which language was faster at executing programs, Algol or Fortran?
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Did the Apple ][ ever ship with the Autostart ROM
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How can I send RS-232 serial data to a Tandy plotter reliably?
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Single-stepping a Z80 - only first instruction is successful
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TRS-80 Accessory - Data Drawer File System
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Bakelite as data storage
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Why are there three different settings in the [Paths] section of MSDOS.SYS?
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Why didn't early single-chip CPUs support multiplication instructions
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What year was my old, long-lost IBM PC born? And which form factor/model was it?
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Why the change in layout of single and double precision in floating-point registers?
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When did compilers start generating optimized code that runs faster than an average programmer's assembly code?
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6800 I flag at reset
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Emulate a text-mode DOS program using a Unix terminal
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When did compilers start generating optimized code that runs faster than an average programmer's assembly code?
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Upping the speed of the VIC-20 tape drive: aftermarket hardware for the expansion port with “rabbit” in the name?
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How did the SysRandom work on Palm Pilot SDK 3.5?
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How do you send code to a Commodore disk drive and run it?
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How were games and programs written for the C64 in assembler in the 80s? [duplicate]
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How can I construct a dial-up network in my home, purely for the kicks?
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Glitch in the display of a Mac SE/30
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What did the DoD think Fortran lacked?
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Why did the assigned goto statement in Fortran need a label list?
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8-bit home computers without BASIC
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Oxford C compiler for Commodore 64
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Where are the blueprints of MOS chips?
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Expansion Port & Final Cartridge et al - Are they just programs in ROM, or is there more to it? [duplicate]
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Which original retrocomputer OS's are still maintained and updated today, for original hardware?
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What kind of television set would work with the Commodore 64?
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How do I Interface a PS/2 Keyboard without Modern Techniques?
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Which was this game with collectibles, that came with a washing machine detergent?
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What is the oldest reference to PEEK, POKE, and USR?
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What is the oldest reference to PEEK, POKE, and USR?
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What are the major technical difference between Multics and Unix?
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Why do keyboards with a NumPad repeat the numbers?
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Why do keyboards with a NumPad repeat the numbers?
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Why do keyboards with a NumPad repeat the numbers?
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CP/M without floppy drive
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Is the Coleco computer from The Simpsons based on a real computer?
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How did musicians acquire samples for tracker music (MOD, S3M, XM and the like)?
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What are these 3COM connectors for?
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Where to find a Toshiba T1900, T1910,T1950,T1960 laptop fdd drive cable, non standard 26 pin flex flat cable (ffc)?
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Commodore Plus/4 jiffy clock tied to screen refresh frequency? (warning: flashing images)
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Working on programming a retro z80 computer (SDCC error)
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