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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?
Awarded Mar 3 at 4:10
What limited the use of the 6809 CPU in personal computers?
Awarded Feb 18 at 4:15
Who set the 640K limit?
Awarded Feb 18 at 4:15
Why does the Minus World exist?
Awarded Feb 14 at 4:35
What is the proper way to test the PSU output for a Commodore 128D?
Awarded Feb 8 at 4:35
Why did computer video outputs go from digital to analog, then back to digital?
Awarded Feb 7 at 4:00
Commodore 8-bit character sets
Awarded Feb 2 at 4:20
Compile the 6502 assembler source code for running on modern computers [closed]
Awarded Jan 18 at 11:00
6510 clock rate of C64: Why was it considerably slower than the 6502 of the Atari 800?
Awarded Jan 13 at 4:20
How did Elite (BBC Micro) compress resources?
Awarded Jan 9 at 4:40
Where can I donate my old Computer Shopper Magazines to make sure they get scanned and shared?
Awarded Jan 7 at 4:35
Can I install DOS version 6.22 straight from IBM BASIC?
Awarded Dec 23 '19 at 4:15
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
Awarded Dec 6 '19 at 4:35
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'?
Awarded Nov 17 '19 at 4:05
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
Awarded Oct 29 '19 at 4:02
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?
Awarded Sep 6 '19 at 5:35
Link N64 object file while preserving relocation data
Awarded Jul 30 '19 at 4:50
Why did the Bell 103 modem use a data rate of 300 bps?
Awarded Jul 25 '19 at 6:05
How to build a workstation to handle bulk quantities of floppy disks?
Awarded Jul 16 '19 at 4:05
What is the oldest computer capable of running a modern version of GNU/Linux?
Awarded Jun 3 '19 at 6:10
The earliest a home-computer or home-robot could be interfaced with a commercially available camera?
Awarded May 30 '19 at 5:50
Troubleshooting and reparing an Atari 800XL with a single key not working
Awarded May 13 '19 at 4:25
Number of transistors in the C64
Awarded Apr 27 '19 at 4:05
NES cartridge ROM emulation with Arduino or Pi?
Awarded Apr 20 '19 at 4:20
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
Awarded Mar 16 '19 at 6:20
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
Awarded Feb 17 '19 at 5:25
Why does the Motorola 68000 series require a kernel to be specified during Linux installation?
Awarded Feb 11 '19 at 4:20
What are the differences between the versions of AppleSoft BASIC?
Awarded Feb 10 '19 at 4:10
Make a BASIC TAP file readable on Linux
Awarded Jan 16 '19 at 4:30
How were Western computer chips reverse-engineered in USSR?
Awarded Jan 13 '19 at 4:45
How do CGA emulators for Hercules graphics work?
Awarded Jan 5 '19 at 4:30
What typewriters and computers are shown in this commercial?
Awarded Dec 31 '18 at 4:30
How are File Timestamps recorded in classic Mac OS?
Awarded Dec 20 '18 at 4:30
z80 CPU User Manual AND P/V Flag
Awarded Dec 3 '18 at 5:25
Why does this BASIC program declare variables for the numbers 0 to 4?
Awarded Nov 27 '18 at 4:35
What limited the use of the 6809 CPU in personal computers?
Awarded Nov 2 '18 at 4:25
What algorithm did Microsoft use to dither colour in early versions of Windows?
Awarded Nov 2 '18 at 4:25
What was this old athletics game I played?
Awarded Oct 20 '18 at 4:15
Where and what was Haunt.bat? A game pre-loaded on a c1992 PC
Awarded Sep 12 '18 at 4:25
What other computers used this floating-point format?
Awarded Aug 24 '18 at 4:45
To wash or not to wash a Mac SE/30
Awarded Aug 15 '18 at 5:35
Was Amiga the last of the home retrocomputers sold?
Awarded Aug 5 '18 at 4:35
Commodore 64 to modern TV
Awarded Jul 12 '18 at 4:51
How was the C language ported to architectures with non-power-of-2 word sizes?
Awarded Jun 25 '18 at 4:11
What key factor led to the sudden commercial success of MS Windows with v3.0?
Awarded Jun 23 '18 at 5:05
What key factor led to the sudden commercial success of MS Windows with v3.0?
Awarded Jun 21 '18 at 16:23
How can tilting a N64 cartridge cause such subtle glitches?
Awarded Jun 21 '18 at 4:12
What are the “Screen Holes” in Apple II graphics?
Awarded Jun 10 '18 at 4:45
Why does the Minus World exist?
Awarded Mar 26 '18 at 4:19
Why does the C64's LIST command choke on REM statements with a Shift+L?
Awarded Mar 16 '18 at 13:37
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