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Why did moving the mouse cursor cause Windows 95 to run more quickly?

Jul 1, 2019

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Why weren't bootable game disks ever common on the IBM PC?

Jul 8, 2019

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Why does the original Donkey Kong update the screen in a curtain closing pattern?

Nov 6, 2018

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Did arcade monitors have same pixel aspect ratio as TV sets?

Mar 22, 2019

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What makes MOVEQ quicker than a normal MOVE in 68000 assembly?

Jul 18, 2019

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What is the origin of this bizarre advert of people wearing swimsuits in a room with computer hardware?

Jun 23, 2020

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Why are the homing bumps on D and K on Apple keyboards?

Mar 7, 2020

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How did the IEC decide to create kibibytes?

Jul 3, 2019

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How is memory allocated in Super Mario World?

Dec 27, 2019

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Why were early 3D games so full of muted colours?

Dec 21, 2020

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How did Elite on the NES work?

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Why did moving the mouse cursor cause Windows 95 to run more quickly?

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

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

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