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What key factor led to the sudden commercial success of MS Windows with v3.0?

83 votes

Were there 8086 coprocessors other than the 8087?

76 votes
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What did the 'turbo' button actually do?

44 votes
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What conventions and language extensions did people use to program the 8086 and 80286?

35 votes
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Last computer not to use octets / 8-bit bytes

19 votes

Why did "protected-mode MS-DOS" never happen?

18 votes

Does "Disk Operating System" imply that there was a "non-disk" Operating System?

17 votes
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Were there VLB cards other than video cards and SuperIO controllers?

16 votes

Any ways to have an architecture with a different base than base16?

12 votes

Was there a clearly identifiable "first computer" to use or demonstrate the use of virtual memory?

6 votes

When did hardware antialiasing start being available?

5 votes

Compaq Portable vs IBM 5155 Portable PC

5 votes

Was there a retro computer susceptible of being damaged only by issuing instructions at it?

4 votes

What is most appropriate choice for DOS for a 1990 80386 PC?

4 votes

Did the PC/AT-bus use its expanded address space?

4 votes

Which computers had redefinable character sets?

2 votes

Early programmable calculators with RS-232

1 vote

How were files transferred between different systems in the late 1980s?

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