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Chromatix
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Why was the return key symbol ↵ drawn differently from the motion of a CR-LF?
Mar 19, 2020
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Why were relays prevalent in early 1940s computers when vacuum tubes were also available?
May 16, 2021
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Why were optical drives not used as secondary storage instead of magnetic drives?
May 16, 2020
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When did compilers start generating optimized code that runs faster than an average programmer's assembly code?
Sep 12, 2020
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Why does PAUSE key have a long make code and no break code?
Sep 6, 2019
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What did the "programs" that "human computers" executed look like?
Jul 26, 2020
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Why did the IBM PC have an internal power supply?
Oct 3, 2020
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Was it possible to write a novel on a BBC Micro 16kb/32kb memory era computer without expansions?
Jul 3, 2020
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Did the 68000 separate A/D registers save circuitry?
Sep 7, 2020
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How fast were BASIC interpreters in the 80s? (Is this optimization for speed really necessary?)
Jun 20, 2021
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Why does integer division round down in many scripting languages?
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Have any large aeroplanes been landed — safely and without damage — in locations that they could not be flown away from?
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What is 'unsigned char near'?
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What is the worst opening move in Chess960 for White?
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If the Black Sea was disconnected from the Mediterranean, how long would it take to become freshwater?