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Which was the first programming language that had data types?

answered Feb 5, 2019 at 13:56

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What is the most rudimentary input method a platform has ever been programmed in?

answered Apr 30, 2019 at 9:02

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Fastest non-emulated CP/M Z80-based computer ever built?

answered Nov 24, 2017 at 10:09

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Are there vintage or historical bitmapped fonts available for non-commercial use?

answered Jan 1, 2019 at 7:52

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How can extra (digital) data be hidden on VCR/VHS tapes?

answered Feb 26, 2021 at 13:47

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

answered Nov 13, 2020 at 12:43

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What is the simplest UNIX system with a MMU?

answered Dec 25, 2021 at 7:58

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BYTE Magazine outside the U.S

answered Nov 17, 2021 at 18:09

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How can I visit HTTPS websites in old web browsers?

answered Jan 18, 2021 at 10:01

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How can I input a string in ZX Spectrum BASIC using INPUT and not show the quotation marks?

answered Apr 18, 2019 at 10:50

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Why don't manufacturers make handheld computers like the Jornada 720 any more?

answered Apr 3, 2019 at 12:20

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Intel 8080-based home computers

answered Jul 16, 2019 at 8:05

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Besides the VIC-20 did any other micros have fewer than 32 columns available for text mode?

answered Sep 29, 2020 at 17:45

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Are there other examples of CPU architectures mostly compatible with Intel 8080 other than Z80?

answered Apr 6, 2021 at 15:14

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Was server operating systems ever created with a terminal operating system in mind?

answered Nov 15, 2021 at 18:13

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Were there any 8-bit CPUs with 24-bit addressing?

answered Feb 21, 2020 at 10:28

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How do I navigate the boot menu in later model Spectrum emulators?

answered Apr 22, 2020 at 19:01

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Set screen resolution in DOS-only PC

answered May 22, 2019 at 9:19

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How does the PMD 85 display colour or greyscales?

answered Aug 21, 2018 at 11:21

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Are there any old and nowadays active Operating Systems which has only BASIC Programming Language?

answered Jan 20, 2019 at 14:26

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Alternatives for TurboVision on DOS

answered Apr 6, 2019 at 18:23

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What "unusual" syntax assembly languages are/were there?

answered Apr 20, 2020 at 7:32

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Simplest system to create an emulator for

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How were early computer monitor signals used to breach security?

answered Mar 21, 2019 at 6:33

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Programming languages that used degrees in trig functions?

answered Jun 20 at 13:54

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Was there ever a genuine "mainframe-on-a-chip" microprocessor?

answered Dec 29, 2017 at 19:12

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Why are punch card readers no longer in use?

answered Feb 5, 2018 at 15:33

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Which microcomputer manufacturers developed their own Local Area Network systems?

answered Feb 6, 2019 at 18:53

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Was Amiga the last of the home retrocomputers sold?

answered Jun 17, 2017 at 7:45

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8-bit home computers without BASIC

answered Aug 23, 2020 at 18:53

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41 Answers

Which was the first programming language that had data types?

What is the most rudimentary input method a platform has ever been programmed in?

Fastest non-emulated CP/M Z80-based computer ever built?

Are there vintage or historical bitmapped fonts available for non-commercial use?

How can extra (digital) data be hidden on VCR/VHS tapes?

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

What is the simplest UNIX system with a MMU?

BYTE Magazine outside the U.S

How can I visit HTTPS websites in old web browsers?

How can I input a string in ZX Spectrum BASIC using INPUT and not show the quotation marks?

Why don't manufacturers make handheld computers like the Jornada 720 any more?

Intel 8080-based home computers

Besides the VIC-20 did any other micros have fewer than 32 columns available for text mode?

Are there other examples of CPU architectures mostly compatible with Intel 8080 other than Z80?

Was server operating systems ever created with a terminal operating system in mind?

Were there any 8-bit CPUs with 24-bit addressing?

How do I navigate the boot menu in later model Spectrum emulators?

Set screen resolution in DOS-only PC

How does the PMD 85 display colour or greyscales?

Are there any old and nowadays active Operating Systems which has only BASIC Programming Language?

Alternatives for TurboVision on DOS

What "unusual" syntax assembly languages are/were there?

Simplest system to create an emulator for

How were early computer monitor signals used to breach security?

Programming languages that used degrees in trig functions?

Was there ever a genuine "mainframe-on-a-chip" microprocessor?

Why are punch card readers no longer in use?

Which microcomputer manufacturers developed their own Local Area Network systems?

Was Amiga the last of the home retrocomputers sold?

8-bit home computers without BASIC