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Does the industry continue to produce outdated architecture CPUs with leading-edge process?

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When did compilers start generating optimized code that runs faster than an average programmer's assembly code?

asked Sep 12, 2020 at 9:29

28 votes

10 answers

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Why did 8-bit computers choose BASIC dialects as "de facto" command-line interface, instead of contemporary Shell/Lisp dialects?

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3 answers

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What was the rationale behind 32-bit computer architectures?

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Z80 to x86 asm translator?

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8 answers

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Did Pascal programmers really move on to Java in the 90s?

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5 answers

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Why didn't early color TV sets accept RGB input?

asked Apr 2, 2021 at 7:51

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1 answer

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What technical aspects make NEC PC-98 architecture incompatible with IBM PC architecture?

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3 answers

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Were Windows 3.x applications dependent upon 80286 instructions?

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What did Prodigy use for pre-web GUI client?

asked Feb 24, 2021 at 12:01

12 votes

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History of High Availability in the mainframe and minicomputer eras?

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11 votes

10 answers

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Hardware assisted Graphical User Interface?

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2 answers

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How widely used were C1 control codes?

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9 votes

4 answers

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Why Kansas City Standard (KCS/CUTS) differs from Bell 103/202/212 modem protocol?

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7 votes

1 answer

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Best 4-color palette for dithering arbitrary images [closed]

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1 answer

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Is there really any implementation of a Ada compiler/cross-compiler/interpreter for 6502?

asked Feb 2 at 3:03

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Mainframe Hater's Handbook?

asked Jan 28 at 12:58

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5 answers

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Were there cross-compiler online services for the public?

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6 answers

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Ideal resolution for color computer on PAL/SECAM

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6 votes

8 answers

654 views

Were there any filesystems support tag based key-value pairs before the 90s?

asked Mar 24, 2021 at 10:30

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4 answers

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Cheapest type of Read-Only Memory allowing Random access before Year 1970

asked Feb 18, 2021 at 9:01

5 votes

1 answer

802 views

Why ASCII paper tape has lower bit punched from the narrow side?

asked Apr 13, 2021 at 10:43

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0 answers

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Why didn't Remington Rand integrate their own teleprinter in their UNIVAC?

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1 answer

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What were top-10 popular programming languages in the 60s, 70s, and the 80s?

asked Feb 3 at 13:38

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2 answers

249 views

How the I/O performance of legacy mainframes/minicomputers in different architectures is measured and benchmarked comparatively?

asked Jan 25 at 13:15

2 votes

4 answers

477 views

Cheapest way to store and load small dataset in the 80s?

asked Oct 31, 2021 at 9:21

1 vote

2 answers

190 views

How many kinds of mass-producible ROM is avaliable before 1970? [duplicate]

asked May 11, 2021 at 17:06

0 votes

1 answer

349 views

What's the heritage of 80286? [closed]

asked Feb 19, 2021 at 12:31

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3 answers

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Should C be regarded as an Intermediate Language? [closed]

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Does the industry continue to produce outdated architecture CPUs with leading-edge process?

When did compilers start generating optimized code that runs faster than an average programmer's assembly code?

Why did 8-bit computers choose BASIC dialects as "de facto" command-line interface, instead of contemporary Shell/Lisp dialects?

What was the rationale behind 32-bit computer architectures?

Z80 to x86 asm translator?

Did Pascal programmers really move on to Java in the 90s?

Why didn't early color TV sets accept RGB input?

What technical aspects make NEC PC-98 architecture incompatible with IBM PC architecture?

Were Windows 3.x applications dependent upon 80286 instructions?

What did Prodigy use for pre-web GUI client?

History of High Availability in the mainframe and minicomputer eras?

Hardware assisted Graphical User Interface?

How widely used were C1 control codes?

Why Kansas City Standard (KCS/CUTS) differs from Bell 103/202/212 modem protocol?

Best 4-color palette for dithering arbitrary images [closed]

Is there really any implementation of a Ada compiler/cross-compiler/interpreter for 6502?

Mainframe Hater's Handbook?

Were there cross-compiler online services for the public?

Ideal resolution for color computer on PAL/SECAM

Were there any filesystems support tag based key-value pairs before the 90s?

Cheapest type of Read-Only Memory allowing Random access before Year 1970

Why ASCII paper tape has lower bit punched from the narrow side?

Why didn't Remington Rand integrate their own teleprinter in their UNIVAC?

What were top-10 popular programming languages in the 60s, 70s, and the 80s?

How the I/O performance of legacy mainframes/minicomputers in different architectures is measured and benchmarked comparatively?

Cheapest way to store and load small dataset in the 80s?

How many kinds of mass-producible ROM is avaliable before 1970? [duplicate]

What's the heritage of 80286? [closed]

Should C be regarded as an Intermediate Language? [closed]