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115 Why did the Apple IIe make a hideous noise if you inserted the disk upside down? Jun 27 '19
65 Why did C use the -> operator instead of reusing the . operator? Apr 24 '19
53 What character is the MS-DOS cursor? Jan 31 '18
51 Why are old CPUs like MOS Technology 6502 and Motorola 68000 considered better for real time systems applications than modern x86 based CPUs? Oct 16 '20
48 What does the "x" in "x86" represent? Apr 15 '19
40 Typical dpi of dot matrix printers available in the 1980s Jun 8 '20
38 What was the first mainstream advanced debugger? Dec 6 '18
37 When and why did high-level language compilers start targeting assembly language rather than machine code? May 25 '20
32 Why do Game Boy games have explicit save functions, instead of using battery-backed non-volatile cartridge SRAM to store the game state? Jul 11
31 What order were files/directories output in dir? Apr 19 '19
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