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Davislor
  • Member for 3 years, 11 months
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  • Oregon, United States
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98
Why didn't the 8086 use linear addressing?
Jul 8, 2018
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71
Why did IBM make the PC BIOS source code public?
Aug 14, 2019
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49
Did any compiler fully use Intel x87 80-bit floating point?
Apr 19, 2019
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43
Why did 8-bit Basic use 40-bit floating point?
Nov 13, 2020
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36
Did any PC software floating point use non-IEEE format?
Mar 24
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32
Why was the Apple III considered a failure (if indeed it was)?
Mar 30
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32
What was the point of separating stdout and stderr?
Jun 28, 2019
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32
What did the DoD think Fortran lacked?
Aug 27, 2020
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22
When did FORTRAN decide on signed integers?
Aug 24, 2020
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22
What was the first Object Oriented programming language?
Mar 29
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Is it possible to ruin one’s career by failing the Kobayashi Maru?
60
Why are energy weapons seen as more acceptable in children's shows than guns that fire bullets?
59
Why do my monster minions all have obvious weak points that instantly kill them?
57
Mathematical ideas that took long to define rigorously
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What happens to a country’s debt if the country ends?

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