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Solomon Slow
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Wrap me up in my tarpaulin jacket
And say a poor duffer's laid low.
Send for six salty seamen to carry me
With steps mournful, solemn and slow
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On what computer did "JUMP" mean "don't jump?"
Feb 26, 2020
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Why is EEPROM called ROM if it can be written to?
Jan 31, 2021
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Why are symmetric bi-directional communication port cables not always crossover cables?
Feb 11, 2022
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How did the /dev file system work in early Unix?
Jun 8, 2020
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How much data could be stored on a single punched card?
Oct 14, 2020
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Can powering on/off a 1541 damage a disk left inside?
Dec 16, 2021
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Why were floppy disks invented after hard disks?
Aug 16, 2018
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Does anyone have a manual for the SAIL language?
Oct 20, 2023
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What is a "stunt box"?
Mar 5, 2020
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What did the "programs" that "human computers" executed look like?
Jul 26, 2020
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Java synchronized method
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is there a 'block until condition becomes true' function in java?
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Supergun Launching of Satellites
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Do solar panels act as an electrical load on the sun?
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java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException: object not locked by thread before wait()?