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Why were computer customers called "Users"?

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What was Pong called in Britain?

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Why does the VIC-II duplicate its registers? (C64)

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How did dot matrix printers do Landscape?

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Who owned the rights to the TIA chip?

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Which system was the first which was capable of running graphics programs remotely?

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What happened to the 65832?

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Were any IBM mainframes ever run multiuser?

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How was the first release of Java (JDK 1.0) used?

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Why did so many OS names end in "x?"

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What was the typical amount of disk storage for a mainframe installation in the 1980s?

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Was there a way to directly print out a deck of punch cards without involving a computer?

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Why did the C64 use a separate "CAN" +5 V power supply for some chips?

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What are the "virtual machines" that were running on 80386 and later x86 CPUs before full hardware virtualization?

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What were the most common software distribution formats for MacOS Classic?

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Why does MOS 6502 require an external clock if it has an internal oscillator?

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Are the 6809 and 6809E different from a programmer's point of view?

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What are D64, T64, D71 and D81 files?

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Was it possible to write a novel on a BBC Micro 16kb/32kb memory era computer without expansions?

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How does using a two-phase clock allow the processor to use latches instead of flip flops?

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Did Econet have security?

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Where to buy a 6502 chip

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Restore a BASIC program after reset or "NEW" command on a Commodore 128

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Why were computer customers called "Users"?

Did computer games for Commodore 64 really take "25 minutes" to load "if everything went alright"?

Is the substitution "ss" for "ß" on mainframes due to the SS being the largest customer of IBM punched cards outside the USA?

Why did the Nintendo Game Boy Color make the name of any game to have a specific checksum?

Why did Western designs suddenly overtake native Russian ones in the USSR?

Why are the homing bumps on D and K on Apple keyboards?

Why does the default base64 encoding use forward slash /?

What was Pong called in Britain?

Why does the VIC-II duplicate its registers? (C64)

How did dot matrix printers do Landscape?

Who owned the rights to the TIA chip?

Which system was the first which was capable of running graphics programs remotely?

What happened to the 65832?

Were any IBM mainframes ever run multiuser?

How was the first release of Java (JDK 1.0) used?

Why did so many OS names end in "x?"

What was the typical amount of disk storage for a mainframe installation in the 1980s?

Was there a way to directly print out a deck of punch cards without involving a computer?

Why did the C64 use a separate "CAN" +5 V power supply for some chips?

Questions about Security over Using an Ancient Mac Computer on The Internet

What are the "virtual machines" that were running on 80386 and later x86 CPUs before full hardware virtualization?

What were the most common software distribution formats for MacOS Classic?

Why does MOS 6502 require an external clock if it has an internal oscillator?

Are the 6809 and 6809E different from a programmer's point of view?

What are D64, T64, D71 and D81 files?

Was it possible to write a novel on a BBC Micro 16kb/32kb memory era computer without expansions?

How does using a two-phase clock allow the processor to use latches instead of flip flops?

Did Econet have security?

Where to buy a 6502 chip

Restore a BASIC program after reset or "NEW" command on a Commodore 128