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Use this tag for questions about application programs designed for retro computers.

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How did people get apps on their computer before the Internet?

Just to toss a log on the fire. One of the more novel mechanics in terms of mass distribution was through an optical scanning device. Specifically, this was a device, about a foot long, that you plugg …
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Definitive list of music bands/groups that included computer programs on their analogue audi...

Isao Tomita encoded messages in the TARBEL (actually Tarbell) cassette format on his album "The Bermuda Triangle" from 1979.
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What was the most critical supporting software for COBOL on IBM mainframes?

Different things happened. One, when mainframes were replaced, their applications were replaced with new applications written in modern languages for the new platforms. Many a IBM mainframe have been …
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