Davislor

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Why didn't the 8086 use linear addressing?

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Why did IBM make the PC BIOS source code public?

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Did any compiler fully use Intel x87 80-bit floating point?

Apr 19, 2019

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Why did 8-bit Basic use 40-bit floating point?

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Did any PC software floating point use non-IEEE format?

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How did people get apps on their computer before the Internet?

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Why did 8-bit Basic use 40-bit floating point?

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Was 36-bits needed for LISP?

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What did the DoD think Fortran lacked?

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