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When TCP was first invented, was the initial sequence number required to be random?
Dec 30, 2018
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Identifying late 1990s embedded 486 UNIX-like system
Jun 14, 2020
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When did the transition from static to dynamic shared libraries happen?
Aug 3, 2021
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Why was desktop CPU frequency so low in the late 1990s?
Apr 24, 2023
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Does any computer resemble the model taught in UK secondary education?
Jul 3, 2022
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Did any compilers hash long symbol names when truncating them?
Sep 28, 2021
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What was the most complete encoding for English before Unicode?
Feb 23
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Why does a 80C88 require a decoupling capacitor between its two ground pins?
Oct 15
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How did it come that SATA HDDs use ATA while SATA CD drives use SCSI as protocol?
Jan 31, 2023
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Discovering intended cable orientation with an older IDE controller
Feb 2, 2023

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Why don't we use weights to store energy?
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Was the Space Shuttle built to steal other nations' satellites from orbit?
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A planet you can take off from, but never land back
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What are the benefits of tracking solved bugs?
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How do you know you have reached North or South Pole without GPS?