Retrocomputing

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It's now safe to turn off your computer
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How does a HD floppy drive react to an ED disk?
Awarded May 5 at 4:08
Why does UNIX ed not have a prompt by default
Awarded Apr 20 at 5:25
Can DOS 6.22 recognize more than 504MB when the BIOS only supports CHS?
Awarded Apr 6 at 5:41
How did Drive Overlay programs break BIOS disk barriers on older PCs?
Awarded Apr 4 at 5:28
Why did C have the return type before function names?
Awarded Apr 2 at 5:05
Did computer games for Commodore 64 really take "25 minutes" to load "if everything went alright"?
Awarded Apr 1 at 4:10
Why are the out-of-bounds areas of Doom distorted on MS-DOS?
Awarded Mar 30 at 4:09
Does an Apple //e actually have 64KB of RAM?
Awarded Mar 22 at 4:16
Was there a retro computer susceptible of being damaged only by issuing instructions at it?
Awarded Mar 18 at 6:16
Which computers used the Intel 82786 graphics chips, and what sort of commercial success did that chip attain?
Awarded Mar 17 at 4:04
Comparing raw performance of the Z80 and the 6502
Awarded Mar 15 at 4:16
CDC 6600 system console
Awarded Mar 14 at 4:18
Are there runnable Multics systems available?
Awarded Mar 12 at 4:56
How did Apple II BASIC programs protect against listing?
Awarded Mar 8 at 4:40
Are .COM executable binaries real mode or protected mode?
Awarded Feb 27 at 4:51
Were the dungeons in Legend of Zelda designed to fit together?
Awarded Jan 24 at 4:27
What is the difference between the "Return" and "Enter" keys in the VT100 terminal?
Awarded Jan 14 at 4:06
Motorola 6809 two stacks design
Awarded Jan 13 at 6:45
Where was the Willowsoft Overture File System (OFS1) used?
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Did any compiler fully use Intel x87 80-bit floating point?
Awarded Dec 16, 2021 at 4:06
Why did the Z80 with 4-bit ALU out-perform the fully 8-bit Intel 8080?
Awarded Dec 4, 2021 at 4:35
How would toggling a bit in the POWCNT1 register cause hardware damage on the Nintendo DS?
Awarded Nov 23, 2021 at 5:18
Can input lag be modeled as a function of controller cable length for SNES?
Awarded Oct 28, 2021 at 4:15
What do the "byte-select signals" in the 68000 do?
Awarded Oct 12, 2021 at 5:47
What was the first interactive OS to run each command in a new process?
Awarded Oct 4, 2021 at 5:10
Is DOS being shipped with or as an installed OS?
Awarded Oct 4, 2021 at 5:10
Did personal computers ever support 8" floppies?
Awarded Sep 15, 2021 at 4:26
Should I use the internal or external drive for loading Amiga 500 games?
Awarded Sep 10, 2021 at 4:17
Which was this game with collectibles, that came with a washing machine detergent?
Awarded Aug 14, 2021 at 6:10
How can I implement the modulus operator in Commodore 64 Basic?
Awarded Aug 4, 2021 at 4:10
First language designed to be embedded in another program?
Awarded Jul 20, 2021 at 4:22
Why are the | and ¦ keys labelled the wrong way around?
Awarded Jun 17, 2021 at 4:17
When and why did high-level language compilers start targeting assembly language rather than machine code?
Awarded Apr 27, 2021 at 4:22
What is the brand and model of this AT chassis case from the early 90s?
Awarded Mar 30, 2021 at 4:43
Desk computer with embedded CRT, 8" floppy
Awarded Feb 6, 2021 at 4:10
What key factor led to the sudden commercial success of MS Windows with v3.0?
Awarded Nov 19, 2020 at 5:50
Test emulated 8080 CPU without an OS?
Awarded Nov 4, 2020 at 5:11
Where was this Grace Hopper/Univac photo taken?
Awarded Oct 31, 2020 at 4:02
What's the pitfalls when trying to connect a new SCSI hard drive to an old SCSI bus?
Awarded Oct 28, 2020 at 7:31
Symbian emulator to run Ngage games
Awarded Oct 26, 2020 at 4:42
How to alpha-sort MS-DOS 7.x directories
Awarded Aug 28, 2020 at 4:02
Oxford C compiler for Commodore 64
Awarded Aug 24, 2020 at 5:11
Metrowerks Modula-2 Dev Environment on Mac/SE30 (68030)
Awarded Aug 21, 2020 at 5:57
Where can I read the article from Personal Computer World, Nov 1978, which introduced the 8th Rugg/Feldman test program?
Awarded Aug 16, 2020 at 5:57
How does one convert Atari assembly to A=USR(ADR("[garble]")) style BASIC wrapper?
Awarded Jul 16, 2020 at 4:27
What is known about the internal workings of the Z80?
Awarded Jun 20, 2020 at 4:07
FCC RF limits and wire transmission speeds
Awarded Jun 19, 2020 at 4:21
Were there any games/software that used memory beyond what was advertised available to BASIC on the machine?
Awarded Jun 14, 2020 at 5:42
Are there standard DIN pinouts for cassette and video ports on early Japanese 8-bit computers?
Awarded Jun 11, 2020 at 5:12
Modern Alternative to Malvino's Digital Computer Electronics
Awarded Jun 1, 2020 at 5:08
Was photographic film ever used for digital data storage?
Awarded May 7, 2020 at 4:10
Why weren't bootable game disks ever common on the IBM PC?
Awarded Apr 29, 2020 at 4:09
Colorful print ad in ca. 1990 magazine
Awarded Apr 14, 2020 at 4:30
What was the purpose and history of the C64's special keys?
Awarded Apr 2, 2020 at 5:40
Is there any reason to chose ES, FS, or GS over the others in real mode?
Awarded Mar 3, 2020 at 4:10
What limited the use of the 6809 CPU in personal computers?
Awarded Feb 18, 2020 at 4:15
Who set the 640K limit?
Awarded Feb 18, 2020 at 4:15
Why does the Minus World exist?
Awarded Feb 14, 2020 at 4:35
What is the proper way to test the PSU output for a Commodore 128D?
Awarded Feb 8, 2020 at 4:35
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