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Did personal computers ever support 8" floppies?

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Magnetic tapes as a random access medium?

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How was the wiring color order of the modular connector determined?

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PAL NES in USA, 50Hz vs 60Hz

answered Dec 20, 2016 at 11:23

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Safely adjusting CRT while it's on?

answered Jul 10, 2018 at 4:48

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Macintosh LC II power supply clicking

answered Jul 29, 2017 at 3:10

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What's the pitfalls when trying to connect a new SCSI hard drive to an old SCSI bus?

answered Jan 19, 2019 at 9:10

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Why did 1970s front panels prefer momentary toggle switches to push buttons?

answered Sep 2, 2019 at 20:30

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Drive icons for LaCie Tsunami

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Was photographic film ever used for digital data storage?

answered May 1, 2018 at 4:29

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Original Mac capacitor inspection

answered Jul 21, 2017 at 10:16

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How to work around the PRAM battery for a "Titanium" Powerbook G4

answered Dec 20, 2019 at 23:08

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Can a standard ATX power supply be used on a Macintosh Performa 476?

answered Jul 22, 2017 at 8:09

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Using VHS/MiniDV/CompactCassette as digital data storage?

answered Jan 15, 2018 at 3:19

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iMac G3 - AirPort Card Port

answered Jan 5, 2017 at 21:21

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What is the maximum voltage of high voltage differential SCSI?

answered Apr 16, 2019 at 7:34

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Why are old computers so vulnerable to temperature changes and moisture?

answered Nov 28, 2019 at 19:36

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Is it possible to upgrade original iMac (1998) memory (RAM) to above 256 MB?

answered Nov 23, 2018 at 3:33

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Reviving a Powerbook 145B, but it still struggles to power up correctly

answered Nov 17, 2020 at 19:25

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Cleaning buckling spring keyboards

answered Sep 20, 2021 at 20:53

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Could visual inspection of the magnetic disk be used to detect the quality (or damages) of a floppy disk?

answered Feb 1, 2022 at 4:22

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What early home computers have more than one CPU, where both could be used by the programmer?

answered Jan 22, 2017 at 10:36

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What were the applications of 5/6-bit serial port formats?

answered Feb 20, 2017 at 10:54

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Adjusting focus for old CRT monitors

answered Mar 29, 2017 at 11:16

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Connectors for green screen versus color monitors

answered Apr 9, 2017 at 6:43

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CRT Geometry Adjustment

answered Jan 21, 2018 at 3:19

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How to renew and re-ink old printer ribbons?

answered Sep 17, 2017 at 7:19

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How do I connect a modern display, keyboard, and mouse to a Power Macintosh 6100?

answered Dec 15, 2017 at 0:33

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What was the 2nd best selling computer ever?

answered May 19, 2018 at 8:52

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Were any external disk drives stacked vertically?

answered Apr 5, 2019 at 10:02

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37 Answers

Did personal computers ever support 8" floppies?

Magnetic tapes as a random access medium?

How was the wiring color order of the modular connector determined?

PAL NES in USA, 50Hz vs 60Hz

Safely adjusting CRT while it's on?

Macintosh LC II power supply clicking

What's the pitfalls when trying to connect a new SCSI hard drive to an old SCSI bus?

Why did 1970s front panels prefer momentary toggle switches to push buttons?

Drive icons for LaCie Tsunami

Was photographic film ever used for digital data storage?

Original Mac capacitor inspection

How to work around the PRAM battery for a "Titanium" Powerbook G4

Can a standard ATX power supply be used on a Macintosh Performa 476?

Using VHS/MiniDV/CompactCassette as digital data storage?

iMac G3 - AirPort Card Port

What is the maximum voltage of high voltage differential SCSI?

Why are old computers so vulnerable to temperature changes and moisture?

Is it possible to upgrade original iMac (1998) memory (RAM) to above 256 MB?

Reviving a Powerbook 145B, but it still struggles to power up correctly

Cleaning buckling spring keyboards

Could visual inspection of the magnetic disk be used to detect the quality (or damages) of a floppy disk?

What early home computers have more than one CPU, where both could be used by the programmer?

What were the applications of 5/6-bit serial port formats?

Adjusting focus for old CRT monitors

Connectors for green screen versus color monitors

CRT Geometry Adjustment

How to renew and re-ink old printer ribbons?

How do I connect a modern display, keyboard, and mouse to a Power Macintosh 6100?

What was the 2nd best selling computer ever?

Were any external disk drives stacked vertically?