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Which language had the first scanf?

13 votes
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What computer programs did Grace Hopper work on during World War II?

13 votes

How fast were BASIC interpreters in the 80s? (Is this optimization for speed really necessary?)

5 votes

Performance characteristics of the DEC Type 30 graphical display

45 votes
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Why was IBM's Scientific Subroutine Package superseded?

102 votes
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Why were programs entered on punch cards instead of paper tapes?

5 votes

AdLib, YM3812 and Timers

16 votes
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How many transistors in the CDC 1604?

14 votes

In what language(s) is the return value set by assigning to the function’s name?

5 votes
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How plausible is this data corruption on an IBM 9-track tape?

7 votes

Were the 80s more educational on IT?

12 votes

What happened to exposed address pins/address bus?

7 votes

How did dusty deck Fortran handle overflow?

8 votes

Is the "IBM standard character set manual" around?

11 votes
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When will the copyrights on various versions of Windows and DOS expire?

64 votes

Apocryphal (?) tale of hard drive platter propelled through a wall?

15 votes
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How many cards could you put on an S-100 bus?

4 votes

8 registers in the 9440?

5 votes
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Using MAI DT4315A as a terminal for RaspberryPI or other linux system

28 votes
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What was the point of the label on the bottom of the NES?

2 votes

Was 1.10 a valid line number in FOCAL?

14 votes
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What was the first Intel x86 processor with "Base + Index * Scale + Displacement" addressing mode?

9 votes

What does the "x" in "x86" represent?

6 votes
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Did Xerox engineers really develop the first graphical user interface?

8 votes

How did 2-chip CPUs work?

12 votes

Why did some early computer designers eschew integers?

12 votes

Does "Unix" and "UNIX" represent the same thing?

8 votes

Was sneakernet a job description?

8 votes

Wanted: 5.25" floppy to USB adapter

15 votes
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UCSD P-System: Why only 77 files per volume?

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