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What exactly is a cycle-accurate emulator?
Awarded May 18 at 17:15
Does this 8088 code in the Leisure Suit Larry 2 game actually do anything?
Awarded Feb 28 at 5:40
Was there a retro computer susceptible of being damaged only by issuing instructions at it?
Awarded Jan 15 at 4:15
Who invented file extensions in file names?
Awarded Nov 3, 2023 at 7:18
Why did the Motorola 68000 processor family fall out of use in personal computers in the 21st century?
Awarded Oct 8, 2023 at 4:26
Was there a retro computer susceptible of being damaged only by issuing instructions at it?
Awarded Mar 17, 2022 at 10:20
Why does trying to break into the NT 3.1 kernel reboot my 486DX4 machine?
Awarded Apr 22, 2021 at 21:21
Why does trying to break into the NT 3.1 kernel reboot my 486DX4 machine?
Awarded Apr 22, 2021 at 11:47
Connecting Panasonic "Penwriter" RK-P400C to modern PC using USB to serial cable
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 23:15
Why were the /\ (min) and the \/ (max) operators abandoned in the C language?
Awarded Nov 9, 2017 at 2:22
How was early randomness generated?
Awarded Feb 7, 2017 at 0:04
What algorithm did Microsoft use to dither colour in early versions of Windows?
Awarded Dec 8, 2016 at 20:41
Why would a NES game use an undocumented 1-byte or 2-byte NOP in production?
Awarded Dec 5, 2016 at 7:59
Where did the popularity of the `i` variable come from?
Awarded Dec 1, 2016 at 19:36
How can tilting a N64 cartridge cause such subtle glitches?
Awarded Nov 2, 2016 at 22:03
Why does the kill-screen glitch occur in Pac-man?
Awarded Nov 2, 2016 at 3:51
How exactly does Sonic & Knuckles' 'Lock-On Technology' work?
Awarded Sep 28, 2016 at 19:11
Why use static RAM addresses instead of the stack?
Awarded May 20, 2016 at 10:41