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At what point did computing go from mainly performance- and functionality-oriented to security-oriented? Why?

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How similar were the X68000 and Capcom CP system?

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Amiga 500 OCS/ECS vs Mega Drive VDP

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What causes that "organic fade to black" effect in classic video games?

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How did programs/patches stopping Amiga idle floppy drive noise work?

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Why does an Amiga's floppy drive keep clicking?

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Why did 8-bit Basic use 40-bit floating point?

answered Nov 13, 2020 at 13:55

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Could a single NES ROM cartridge run on both PAL and NTSC systems?

answered Oct 22, 2020 at 9:03

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Every single ROM in my collection has the wrong SHA1 hash according to No-Intros

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Is there still no "digital version of PCBs and ICs" software that all future emulators can use?

answered Sep 15, 2020 at 14:03

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How and why did Intel make the PCI bus "CPU Agnostic"?

answered Sep 14, 2020 at 15:04

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What does "ByteSwapped" and "BigEndian" refer to in the context of video game ROMs?

answered Sep 11, 2020 at 13:45

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Why did 1950s-60s computers have such wide words?

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8-bit home computers without BASIC

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Back in 1984 I wrote some games for Spectrum - Will they still be playable?

answered Aug 17, 2020 at 11:58

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Did many programs really store years as two characters (Y2K bug)?

answered Jun 21, 2020 at 11:32

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What is the purpose of ROM switcher mods in CDTV

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When and why did high-level language compilers start targeting assembly language rather than machine code?

answered May 27, 2020 at 13:11

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Was there ever any reason to wait 30 seconds to restart a c.1995 PC?

answered May 26, 2020 at 14:41

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How did Microsoft get away with JScript?

answered Mar 24, 2020 at 17:02

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Why did the MS-DOS API choose software interrupts for its interface?

answered Feb 26, 2020 at 14:56

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Why was the Kickstart 1.x "Insert floppy" graphic so bad?

answered Feb 24, 2020 at 12:04

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Why does my Amgia 3000 show no Fast RAM even though the ZIP sockets are populated?

answered Oct 25, 2019 at 13:15

2 votes

How well can a NEO GEO theoretically run Sega´s Super Scallers Games?

answered Oct 9, 2019 at 10:52

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How did computers generate 'noise' sound files?

answered Sep 27, 2019 at 19:43

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How does states, bus cycles and clock cycles differ in the M68000?

answered Aug 19, 2019 at 8:59

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What are the Ultra-Highres registers in ECS and AGA for?

answered Aug 14, 2019 at 15:33

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Why did Windows 95 crash the whole system but newer Windows only crashed programs?

answered Jul 29, 2019 at 9:12

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What determined the type of error dialog being shown in Windows 3.1?

answered Jul 25, 2019 at 16:17

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Why is the unchangable Nintendo Game Boy logo in the cartridge?

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At what point did computing go from mainly performance- and functionality-oriented to security-oriented? Why?

How similar were the X68000 and Capcom CP system?

Amiga 500 OCS/ECS vs Mega Drive VDP

What causes that "organic fade to black" effect in classic video games?

How did programs/patches stopping Amiga idle floppy drive noise work?

Why does an Amiga's floppy drive keep clicking?

Why did 8-bit Basic use 40-bit floating point?

Could a single NES ROM cartridge run on both PAL and NTSC systems?

Every single ROM in my collection has the wrong SHA1 hash according to No-Intros

Is there still no "digital version of PCBs and ICs" software that all future emulators can use?

How and why did Intel make the PCI bus "CPU Agnostic"?

What does "ByteSwapped" and "BigEndian" refer to in the context of video game ROMs?

Why did 1950s-60s computers have such wide words?

8-bit home computers without BASIC

Back in 1984 I wrote some games for Spectrum - Will they still be playable?

Did many programs really store years as two characters (Y2K bug)?

What is the purpose of ROM switcher mods in CDTV

When and why did high-level language compilers start targeting assembly language rather than machine code?

Was there ever any reason to wait 30 seconds to restart a c.1995 PC?

How did Microsoft get away with JScript?

Why did the MS-DOS API choose software interrupts for its interface?

Why was the Kickstart 1.x "Insert floppy" graphic so bad?

Why does my Amgia 3000 show no Fast RAM even though the ZIP sockets are populated?

How well can a NEO GEO theoretically run Sega´s Super Scallers Games?

How did computers generate 'noise' sound files?

How does states, bus cycles and clock cycles differ in the M68000?

What are the Ultra-Highres registers in ECS and AGA for?

Why did Windows 95 crash the whole system but newer Windows only crashed programs?

What determined the type of error dialog being shown in Windows 3.1?

Why is the unchangable Nintendo Game Boy logo in the cartridge?