Retrocomputing Beta

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Why are the | and ¦ keys labelled the wrong way around?
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When and why did high-level language compilers start targeting assembly language rather than machine code?
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What is the brand and model of this AT chassis case from the early 90s?
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Desk computer with embedded CRT, 8" floppy
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What key factor led to the sudden commercial success of MS Windows with v3.0?
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Test emulated 8080 CPU without an OS?
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Where was this Grace Hopper/Univac photo taken?
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What's the pitfalls when trying to connect a new SCSI hard drive to an old SCSI bus?
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Symbian emulator to run Ngage games
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How to alpha-sort MS-DOS 7.x directories
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Oxford C compiler for Commodore 64
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Metrowerks Modula-2 Dev Environment on Mac/SE30 (68030)
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Where can I read the article from Personal Computer World, Nov 1978, which introduced the 8th Rugg/Feldman test program?
Awarded Aug 16 '20 at 5:57
How does one convert Atari assembly to A=USR(ADR(“[garble]”)) style BASIC wrapper?
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What is known about the internal workings of the Z80?
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FCC RF limits and wire transmission speeds
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Were there any games/software that used memory beyond what was advertised available to BASIC on the machine?
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Are there standard DIN pinouts for cassette and video ports on early Japanese 8-bit computers?
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Modern Alternative to Malvino's Digital Computer Electronics
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Was photographic film ever used for digital data storage?
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Why weren't bootable game disks ever common on the IBM PC?
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Colorful print ad in ca. 1990 magazine
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What was the purpose and history of the C64's special keys?
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Is there any reason to chose ES, FS, or GS over the others in real mode?
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What limited the use of the 6809 CPU in personal computers?
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Who set the 640K limit?
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Why does the Minus World exist?
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What is the proper way to test the PSU output for a Commodore 128D?
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Why did computer video outputs go from digital to analog, then back to digital?
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Commodore 8-bit character sets
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Compile the 6502 assembler source code for running on modern computers [closed]
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6510 clock rate of C64: Why was it considerably slower than the 6502 of the Atari 800?
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How did Elite (BBC Micro) compress resources?
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Where can I donate my old Computer Shopper Magazines to make sure they get scanned and shared?
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Can I install DOS version 6.22 straight from IBM BASIC?
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Fastest non-emulated CP/M Z80-based computer ever built?
Awarded Dec 18 '19 at 4:45
Can a USR command damage a ZX Spectrum?
Awarded Dec 17 '19 at 5:15
Using the swap space of Windows 3.1 as a MS-DOS 6.22 temporary directory
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What are these tiny TSRs doing?
Awarded Nov 30 '19 at 4:40
What Video Chips/Video generation techniques are usable for the Z80?
Awarded Nov 24 '19 at 4:30
What was the first programming language to have 'printf'?
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Why was 2^127 − 1 an interesting problem for “Baby”?
Awarded Nov 17 '19 at 4:05
A different way to share the memory bus between the CPU and the Video
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What techniques were used to reduce the required re-rendering in 3D programs?
Awarded Oct 28 '19 at 4:10
What exactly was the Amiga Ranger?
Awarded Oct 11 '19 at 4:30
How do you put a 286 in Protected Mode?
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Link N64 object file while preserving relocation data
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Why did the Bell 103 modem use a data rate of 300 bps?
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How to build a workstation to handle bulk quantities of floppy disks?
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What is the oldest computer capable of running a modern version of GNU/Linux?
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The earliest a home-computer or home-robot could be interfaced with a commercially available camera?
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Troubleshooting and reparing an Atari 800XL with a single key not working
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Number of transistors in the C64
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NES cartridge ROM emulation with Arduino or Pi?
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What were the selling points of the Atari 800 over the 400?
Awarded Apr 11 '19 at 4:50
Creating a new locale.library language support for AmigaOS
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What were the applications of 5/6-bit serial port formats?
Awarded Feb 20 '19 at 4:20
Z80 and video chip contending for random access
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Why does the Motorola 68000 series require a kernel to be specified during Linux installation?
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What are the differences between the versions of AppleSoft BASIC?
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