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Why did DOS use dollar-terminated strings?

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Jun 28 '19 at 11:44 Community♦ 1

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What is the context of the button “Is MS DOS a feminist?”

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Mar 21 at 14:32 Evan Carroll 2,808

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The start of x86: Intel 8080 vs Intel 8086?

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Oct 16 at 15:50 Peter Cordes 1,538

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Was there any automated unit testing prior to 1972?

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Jun 11 at 15:59 DrSheldon 6,310

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Which undocumented 8085 instructions is Steven Morse referring to in “In The Beginning”?

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Oct 16 at 8:51 TonyM 1,238

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SYSENTER/SYSEXIT broken on Pentium Pro and Pentium II?

assembly intel x86

Oct 5 '18 at 2:59 Community♦ 1

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x86 as a Pascal Machine?

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Jul 7 '18 at 18:10 supercat 15.5k

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Is there any reason to chose ES, FS, or GS over the others in real mode?

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What do the stars mean on the Bell Labs Pins (company culture)?

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Jul 10 '19 at 3:13 Evan Carroll 2,808

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When did Intel undergo the SEX change?

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How do you put a 286 in Protected Mode?

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Sep 5 '19 at 18:32 Mike 103

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What instructions for the 8086 and subsequent x86 CPUs are not available in Long Mode?

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Feb 9 '19 at 18:38 DrSheldon 6,310

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Reason behind “ASCII Adjust” instructions being ASCII and not BCD?

assembly intel x86 binary-coded-decimal

Feb 9 '19 at 18:34 Community♦ 1

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Did any mechanical computers or calculators handle divide by zero with an exception, or did they all loop?

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Jun 21 '19 at 23:50 Evan Carroll 2,808

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Is BX the Base Address Register, and if so why?

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Sep 19 '18 at 18:29 Joshua 324

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When did “Zen” in computer programming become a thing?

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Oct 29 '18 at 23:26 Taryn 577

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Was there ever a compiler type that was just large enough to contain a memory segment?

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Jul 13 '18 at 20:19 rcgldr 271

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What was the last of the Thinkpad X series with replaceable RAM? [closed]

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Power switch color on IBM PS/2 red vs white?

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Why does Oracle use MINUS instead of EXCEPT? [closed]

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20 Questions

Why did DOS use dollar-terminated strings?

What is the context of the button “Is MS DOS a feminist?”

The start of x86: Intel 8080 vs Intel 8086?

Was there any automated unit testing prior to 1972?

Which undocumented 8085 instructions is Steven Morse referring to in “In The Beginning”?

SYSENTER/SYSEXIT broken on Pentium Pro and Pentium II?

x86 as a Pascal Machine?

Is there any reason to chose ES, FS, or GS over the others in real mode?

What do the stars mean on the Bell Labs Pins (company culture)?

When did Intel undergo the SEX change?

How do you put a 286 in Protected Mode?

What instructions for the 8086 and subsequent x86 CPUs are not available in Long Mode?

Reason behind “ASCII Adjust” instructions being ASCII and not BCD?

Did any mechanical computers or calculators handle divide by zero with an exception, or did they all loop?

Is BX the Base Address Register, and if so why?

When did “Zen” in computer programming become a thing?

Was there ever a compiler type that was just large enough to contain a memory segment?

What was the last of the Thinkpad X series with replaceable RAM? [closed]

Power switch color on IBM PS/2 red vs white?

Why does Oracle use MINUS instead of EXCEPT? [closed]