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Software engineer in San Diego, California. Experience with TI-99/4a, Apple II, Timex Sinclair 1000 (Sinclair ZX81), Heath H-89a, IBM PC XT, Amiga 1000/500/1200, and various game consoles beginning with the Atari 2600.

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What was the point of separating stdout and stderr?
Jun 27 '19
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Did any computers use the Z80B?
Jan 10 '18
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Why was BASIC built into so many operating systems?
May 11 '16
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Was there ever any real use for a 6800-based Apple 1?
May 10 '19
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Why was the shrinking from 8″ made only to 5.25″ and not smaller (4″ or less)?
Apr 2 '19
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How can you connect an Amiga 500/600/1000/2000 to a modern monitor?
Mar 18 '18
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Why was NEC able to wrestle PC graphics standards away from IBM?
Mar 5 '20
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How did old MS-DOS games utilize various graphic cards?
Jun 3 '19
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Why did the IBM PC need a sound card?
Mar 1 '18
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How to get rid of yellowing in plastics?
May 2 '16
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Are programming questions on-topic?
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A word that means rule by the vocal minority?
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How to update master solution automatically when dependencies are added?
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What were the safety recommendations following the Aeroperú Flight 603 crash?
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While desalinating ocean water, would it be bad if we didn't pump the brine back into the ocean?
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In new code, why would you use `int` instead of `int_fast16_t` or `int_fast32_t` for a counting variable?

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