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Old steam files for Counter-Strike 1 Anthology DVD

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What is the best way to set up multiple operating systems on a retro PC?

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How can a 32-bit x86 CPU start with reset vector 0xFFFFFFF0 even though it starts in 16-bit real mode?

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Where/when did the sentence "a good developer is lazy" first appear?

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Using Clang to compile MS-DOS executables

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Did the rm project remove itself during early development?

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Why did DOS-based Windows require HIMEM.SYS to boot?

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What were the most popular text editors for MS-DOS in the 1980s?

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How was the order of Unicode block-quadrant characters chosen?

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Original purpose of the Rich Header in PE files

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When did HTTP start compressing text?

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Are Windows 2000 SP4 installation CDs home brewed?

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Detecting the version of i486 CPU

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Origin of UNIX symbolic links?

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What did Ctrl+NumLock do?

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Did any DOS compatibility layers exist for any UNIX-like systems before DOS started to become outmoded?

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What 386-specific features did Linux use?

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How much slower was the 286 in protected mode?

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What did Windows 2 do about varying aspect ratio?

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When did the 386 overtake the 286?

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Memory requirements for undelete command

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Media formats in Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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Intel 80188 & 8087 clock frequency differences

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How did it come that SATA HDDs use ATA while SATA CD drives use SCSI as protocol?

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How do 80x25 characters (each with dimension 9x16 pixels) fit on a VGA display of resolution 640x480?

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

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How were Acorn Archimedes used outside education?

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Disk compression risks in MS-DOS

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Why is Ctrl-V the Paste shortcut?

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Initial contents of CPU registers at OS/2 1.x program startup

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Old steam files for Counter-Strike 1 Anthology DVD

What is the best way to set up multiple operating systems on a retro PC?

How can a 32-bit x86 CPU start with reset vector 0xFFFFFFF0 even though it starts in 16-bit real mode?

Where/when did the sentence "a good developer is lazy" first appear?

Using Clang to compile MS-DOS executables

Did the rm project remove itself during early development?

Why did DOS-based Windows require HIMEM.SYS to boot?

What were the most popular text editors for MS-DOS in the 1980s?

How was the order of Unicode block-quadrant characters chosen?

Original purpose of the Rich Header in PE files

When did HTTP start compressing text?

Are Windows 2000 SP4 installation CDs home brewed?

Detecting the version of i486 CPU

Origin of UNIX symbolic links?

What did Ctrl+NumLock do?

Did any DOS compatibility layers exist for any UNIX-like systems before DOS started to become outmoded?

What 386-specific features did Linux use?

How much slower was the 286 in protected mode?

What did Windows 2 do about varying aspect ratio?

When did the 386 overtake the 286?

Memory requirements for undelete command

Media formats in Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Intel 80188 & 8087 clock frequency differences

How did it come that SATA HDDs use ATA while SATA CD drives use SCSI as protocol?

How do 80x25 characters (each with dimension 9x16 pixels) fit on a VGA display of resolution 640x480?

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

How were Acorn Archimedes used outside education?

Disk compression risks in MS-DOS

Why is Ctrl-V the Paste shortcut?

Initial contents of CPU registers at OS/2 1.x program startup