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Why didn't C++ specify filename extensions?
Awarded Apr 23 at 20:20
What "unusual" syntax assembly languages are/were there?
Awarded Mar 2 at 23:00
Why did Microsoft start Windows NT at all?
Awarded Feb 26 at 13:40
Using DRAM as a camera sensor?
Awarded Feb 19 at 0:49
Did missing/corrupt dates in COBOL default to 1875-05-20?
Awarded Feb 17 at 5:03
Did any PS1 games use 640x480?
Awarded Jan 27 at 7:42
Are retrocomputers best left on or off?
Awarded Oct 12, 2024 at 11:06
How were the 70s versions of pong and similar games implemented without a programmable computer?
Awarded Oct 5, 2024 at 1:25
Is there a reason why Apple servers did not catch on?
Awarded Sep 28, 2024 at 4:12
Reason for the Amiga clock speed
Awarded Sep 27, 2024 at 8:00
Was the MS-DOS window in Windows 95 an emulator like current DOSBox?
Awarded Sep 26, 2024 at 9:08
Why do N64 cartridges use 2 different technologies for saving to the cart?
Awarded Sep 13, 2024 at 11:10
Why are the homing bumps on D and K on Apple keyboards?
Awarded Aug 23, 2024 at 3:46
Why are old CPUs like MOS Technology 6502 and Motorola 68000 considered better for real time systems applications than modern x86 based CPUs?
Awarded Aug 16, 2024 at 20:55
Why did Borland ignore the Macintosh market?
Awarded Aug 16, 2024 at 14:11
Why did nobody ever succeed in "clean room" cloning the Apple Macintosh?
Awarded Aug 13, 2024 at 6:22
What purpose did the lower-right "Enter" key serve on the original Mac 128k keyboard?
Awarded Aug 7, 2024 at 17:09
How can I visit HTTPS websites in old web browsers?
Awarded Jul 30, 2024 at 7:22
Was there any technological reason that C was designed to return only a single thing from a function?
Awarded Jul 29, 2024 at 12:18
Connecting old Floppy Drive to modern computer
Awarded Jul 9, 2024 at 7:56
What actual purpose do accent characters in ISO-8859-1 and Windows 1252 serve?
Awarded Jul 1, 2024 at 4:47
Why are the | and ¦ keys labelled the wrong way around?
Awarded Jun 13, 2024 at 10:57
Why do keyboards have an asterisk key?
Awarded Jun 4, 2024 at 15:45
What are the major technical difference between Multics and Unix?
Awarded May 23, 2024 at 17:32
Was it actually possible to do the cartoon "coin on a string trick" for old arcade and slot machines? [closed]
Awarded May 23, 2024 at 16:15
What is the best way to obtain old versions of MS-DOS and Windows?
Awarded May 22, 2024 at 10:35
After creating HTML, why did Tim Berners-Lee bother creating HTTP? Why didn't he just write a HTML renderer for a FTP client?
Awarded Apr 18, 2024 at 22:51
Did any processor implement an integer square root instruction?
Awarded Apr 7, 2024 at 13:18
Where can I find an external 8-inch floppy disk drive?
Awarded Apr 2, 2024 at 11:46
How to keep running DOS 16 bit applications when Windows 11 drops NTVDM
Awarded Apr 1, 2024 at 9:20
Back in 1984 I wrote some games for Spectrum - Will they still be playable?
Awarded Mar 26, 2024 at 20:56
Why (historically) include the number of arguments (argc) as a parameter of main?
Awarded Mar 21, 2024 at 16:10
How did the Atari 2600 achieve a resolution of 160 x 192 pixels with only 128 bytes of memory?
Awarded Mar 20, 2024 at 7:52
What is this large device labelled 'Telefunken Datenspeicher' and how does it work?
Awarded Mar 16, 2024 at 14:31
How did Satoru Iwata compress Pokemon GS to fit two regions on a single cartridge?
Awarded Mar 13, 2024 at 16:46
Does this 8088 code in the Leisure Suit Larry 2 game actually do anything?
Awarded Feb 27, 2024 at 23:26
Why didn't PC games eschew MS-DOS and deal with BIOS directly?
Awarded Feb 15, 2024 at 1:50
What languages are better fit for generating efficient code for popular 8-bit CPU's than C?
Awarded Feb 13, 2024 at 22:49
How does the Gameboy Link Cable work?
Awarded Feb 8, 2024 at 22:56
When did Nintendo switch from assembly to a higher programming language?
Awarded Feb 7, 2024 at 23:35
Since when does Windows support forward slash as path separator?
Awarded Jan 30, 2024 at 7:57
Why is Ctrl-V the Paste shortcut?
Awarded Jan 24, 2024 at 8:55
Why did some early computer designers eschew integers?
Awarded Jan 23, 2024 at 13:06
Why did post-8008 CPUs not keep the on-chip stack idea?
Awarded Jan 12, 2024 at 21:33
What does "ByteSwapped" and "BigEndian" refer to in the context of video game ROMs?
Awarded Jan 12, 2024 at 3:36
Why did some old MS-DOS games lack the ability to exit them?
Awarded Jan 3, 2024 at 16:46
What's the difference between "opcode" and "instruction" in this Zilog ad?
Awarded Dec 21, 2023 at 0:31
Why did line printers have 132 columns?
Awarded Dec 19, 2023 at 14:28
Why did older computers and OSes use UPPER case instead of lower case?
Awarded Dec 14, 2023 at 21:21
How does one bypass the region lock on Japanese Super Famicom?
Awarded Dec 13, 2023 at 8:45
How were Western computer chips reverse-engineered in USSR?
Awarded Nov 24, 2023 at 16:12
How do I run PowerPC Applications on an Intel Mac
Awarded Nov 14, 2023 at 18:26
Why have consumer-level graphing calculators seemingly not developed in 20+ years?
Awarded Nov 8, 2023 at 5:19
Who invented file extensions in file names?
Awarded Nov 2, 2023 at 15:50
Why did ones' complement decline in popularity?
Awarded Oct 23, 2023 at 1:43
How long will SFC/SNES consoles and cartridges last?
Awarded Oct 14, 2023 at 14:11
Why did the Motorola 68000 processor family fall out of use in personal computers in the 21st century?
Awarded Oct 6, 2023 at 21:42
How were the signs for logical and arithmetic operators decided?
Awarded Sep 29, 2023 at 3:56
How do I use my adapted PS/2 keyboard & mouse on a Windows 10 computer?
Awarded Sep 24, 2023 at 22:40
Why were early personal computer monitors not green?
Awarded Sep 18, 2023 at 16:51
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