Retrocomputing Beta
Profile Activity
Meta user
Network profile
RETRAC
Summary Answers Questions Tags Badges Bookmarks Bounties Reputation All actions

58 Answers

Votes Activity Newest
63
Is there still no “digital version of PCBs and ICs” software that all future emulators can use?
Sep 14 '20 at 7:25
62
Why didn't early single-chip CPUs support multiplication instructions
Sep 20 '20 at 16:31
55
Why weren't audio decoders used to create a makeshift internet in the 70 and 80s?
Jan 3 '20 at 17:16
47
Does the industry continue to produce outdated architecture CPUs with leading-edge process?
Mar 9 at 4:45
45
On what computer did “JUMP” mean “don't jump?”
Feb 26 '20 at 18:14
43
Was AGP only ever used for graphics cards?
Nov 11 '20 at 19:39
40
Distinction between scientific and business computing
Oct 5 '20 at 4:27
33
Late 1970s and 6502 chip facilities for operating systems
Sep 19 '19 at 2:05
29
How do I find out the REAL title of a given video game?
Dec 16 '20 at 2:41
25
Why did MacOS Classic choose the colon as a path separator?
Nov 25 '20 at 19:09
23
Is there any text to speech program that will run on an 8- or 16-bit CPU?
Dec 6 '20 at 1:10
22
Why are old CPUs like MOS Technology 6502 and Motorola 68000 considered better for real time systems applications than modern x86 based CPUs?
Oct 16 '20 at 18:26
19
Was memory corruption a common problem in large programs written in assembly language?
Jan 21 at 16:10
17
How can a Game Boy game “glitch-inherit” the music from a different game like this?
Dec 19 '20 at 5:51
17
Why were there no 32-bit or 64-bit versions of the m68k & 65xx lines of CPUs?
Oct 28 '20 at 23:49
17
How did humans interact with early computers without screens or sensors?
Dec 12 '19 at 21:18
16
Advantage of RS-232 over 20mA current loop
Feb 4 at 21:33
16
Could you manually eject a floppy quick enough to prevent data loss?
Apr 7 '20 at 18:42
16
Was there a Western computer with blatantly missing instructions in the instruction set?
Feb 1 '19 at 20:04
15
386SX, NES and how much did data lines really cost anyway?
Jan 17 '19 at 17:50
14
How do I slow down the emulation in VMware and make it go “proper fullscreen” for Windows 3.11?
Dec 23 '20 at 19:56
13
What was the earliest system to explicitly support threading based on shared memory?
Feb 11 at 20:40
13
Build a hardware clone or emulator of Apple II?
Aug 30 '19 at 4:19
13
Are there runnable Multics systems available?
Jul 5 '18 at 20:39
12
I can't read DS 1MB floppy disks
Feb 2 at 0:52
10
Back in 1984 I wrote some games for Spectrum - Will they still be playable?
Aug 16 '20 at 19:16
10
Advice for heatsinking an old CPU
Dec 28 '19 at 17:28
9
Part-bad chips other than RAM
Jan 27 '19 at 17:10
8
How did 512 Bytes come to be the most common sector size?
Dec 15 '20 at 21:11
8
What performance increase did an Amiga typically get with an FPU?
Nov 9 '20 at 20:37
1
2

Your privacy

By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.