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Was there an autocomplete utility in MS-DOS?

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What is between the sectors of floppy disks?

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What computer system is this from 1984 Doctor Who?

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In the Amstrad CPC's Mode 0, what was the design rationale for interleaving the pixel bits?

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Was the Amstrad's file protection considered secure in 1985?

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Where did the popularity of the `i` variable come from?

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Oct 24 '18 at 14:45 Dmitry Grigoryev 353

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Why was the 8080's JumP immediate instruction placed where it was?

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Apr 14 '18 at 2:10 Jules 11.5k

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What was the first game to use humorous progress updates? [closed]

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Dec 29 '17 at 1:05 CJ Dennis 2,377

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Can floppy disks have sectors laid out without being formatted?

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What's the name of this game on the Amstrad that had red-blue separated 3D?

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How did Mode 3 on the Amstrad CPC work?

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Sep 18 '16 at 10:12 CJ Dennis 2,377

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What method does the game Tau Ceti use to spell-check its commands?

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Aug 1 '16 at 8:11 CJ Dennis 2,377

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