Retrocomputing
user avatar
user avatar
user avatar
Jean-François Fabre
  • Member for 5 years, 8 months
  • Last seen this week
Profile Activity
Stats
9,199
reputation
213k
reached
64
answers
2
questions
Communities
View all
About

BY DAY: coding python/windows stuff, optimize C/C++/Ada build chains, trying to coerce my managers into giving me interesting projects, help people on all the company's projects where I can, answering questions and moderating (emergencies only) on StackOverflow

BY NIGHT: managing the kids, coding python & C++ & 68k asm stuff, retrogaming, retrocoding, playing the piano, answering questions and moderating on StackOverflow

More on my linkedIn profile. Please no solliciting on that one, or contact for my moderator actions (I'll report those systematically).

Badges
View all badges
1
gold badge
29
silver badges
56
bronze badges
Top tags
View all tags
204
Score
18
Posts
27
Posts %
148
Score
9
Posts
14
Posts %
130
Score
5
Posts
8
Posts %
99
Score
6
Posts
9
Posts %
64
Score
4
Posts
6
Posts %
40
Score
4
Posts
6
Posts %
Top posts
View all questions and answers
All Questions Answers
Score Newest
answer
78
Back in 1984 I wrote some games for Spectrum - Will they still be playable?
Aug 16, 2020
answer
53
How was collision detection done on the Asteroids arcade game?
Oct 21, 2020
answer
53
Was memory corruption a common problem in large programs written in assembly language?
Jan 21, 2021
answer
53
What caused older computer fans to be so much louder than they are today?
Aug 24, 2021
answer
47
Was the Amiga ever used by any U.S. Government agency?
Apr 19
answer
40
When and why did high-level language compilers start targeting assembly language rather than machine code?
May 25, 2020
answer
36
How was a demo mode implemented in arcade machines
May 11, 2021
answer
33
Is it possible to limit HDD capacity to work on an old computer?
Mar 6, 2021
answer
25
Should I use the internal or external drive for loading Amiga 500 games?
May 27, 2020
answer
24
Which software was the first to use copy protection?
May 11
Top Meta posts
0
1
18
Never a user suspended. What can we learn from you?
Top network posts
View all network posts
60
ValueError: cannot switch from manual field specification to automatic field numbering
52
Should I avoid converting to a string if a value is already a string?
45
Overflow appears even when using unsigned long int
41
Executing functions within switch dictionary
35
Ipython cv2.imwrite() not saving image

Your privacy

By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.