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For generic questions about 8-bit microcomputers. For specific computers please use the appropriate specific tag.
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Which microcomputer manufacturers developed their own Local Area Network systems?
You can also consider GPIB/IEEE-488 to be a network. It's a "bus" but I think at this level the distinction is debatable. It allowed multiple devices, they were connected via daisy chained cables. You …
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Benchmark test that was used to characterize an 8-bit CPU?
There were several, but the Sieve benchmark is probably one of the most famous.
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How was the main mechanic of the game Qix implemented?
I can't say, I didn't write it, and I haven't seen the game in some time.
But the fill is pretty simple as I recall.
Remember, that the boundary that is drawn does not have to be square, or a straight …
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Would some BASIC interpreters for microcomputers be considered operating systems?
I would say "no".
If anything, the BASIC might be considered the "command line" for the system, but not the OS itself.
If you step back to other system, such as the DEC PDP's. These, to, would essenti …
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Uh, oh, I've woken up in 1973. Can I get a job in computing?
Depends on the position.
Honestly, you're not really qualified for a lot of the work.
You don't know the languages, you don't know the operations, much of the work is routine processing and ETL, so it …
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Why did 8-bit computers choose BASIC dialects as "de facto" command-line interface, instead ...
BASIC was cheap on resources. Cheap on ROM, cheap on RAM, functional and productive. Nothing else came close -- not even Forth (which really required a disk drive to be truly usable, though there were …
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Cheapest way to store and load small dataset in the 80s?
The cheapest mechanism was paper. The storage method was printing it out. The entry method was typing it in. This is a tried and true technique that flourished into the 90s and is arguably still used …
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