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Why did the Apple IIe make a hideous noise if you inserted the disk upside down?
Jun 27, 2019
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Why did C use the arrow (->) operator instead of reusing the dot (.) operator?
Apr 24, 2019
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What character is the MS-DOS cursor?
Jan 31, 2018
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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, 2020
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What does the "x" in "x86" represent?
Apr 15, 2019
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Did any PC software floating point use non-IEEE format?
Mar 24
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Typical dpi of dot matrix printers available in the 1980s
Jun 8, 2020
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Why couldn't early C compilers handle variable declarations between statements?
Oct 26, 2021
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Why did the Z80 break 8080 compatibility?
Nov 18, 2021
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What was the first mainstream advanced debugger?
Dec 6, 2018
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Why doesn't Java 8 include immutable collections?
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What is the difference between Flash memory and EEPROM?
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Why is the time constant 63.2% and not 50% or 70%?

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