Retrocomputing Beta
Meta user
Network profile
836
reputation
5
11

davidbak

I've been professionally programming for 40 years and I'm still learning new things. My major interests recently are programming models and methods for concurrency, applications of functional programming, and doing interesting things with Mathematica.

8
answers
1
question
~32k
people reached
  • Seattle, WA, United States
  • bakins-bits.com
  • Member for 3 years, 7 months
  • 18 profile views
  • Last seen yesterday

Communities (97)

Top network posts

Top tags (20)

Score 24
Posts 1
Posts % 11
Score 24
Posts 1
Score 24
Posts 1
Score 16
Posts 1
Score 16
Posts 1
Score 16
Posts 1
View all tags →

Top posts (9) All Questions Answers | Votes Newest

24 Dealing with oversized files decades ago? Data transfer in the age of floppy disks Jan 18 '18
16 80286 can switch from real mode to protected mode - but why not back? Apr 8 '18
10 Why use static RAM addresses instead of the stack? May 17 '16
6 What was the main purpose of bitshift instructions in CPU? Feb 1
3 What computer first facilitated multi-precision arithmetic Mar 6
3 Was there a Western computer with blatantly missing instructions in the instruction set? Feb 6
3 What modem was a little black cube about 1.25" on each side? Nov 24 '17
2 What operating systems allowed arbitrarily-sized disk blocks? Apr 13 '18
1 What graphics sytems used display lists? 2 days ago

Badges (16)

Gold

—

Silver

5

Rarest

Bronze

11

Rarest

View all badges →