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Why didn't the 8086 use linear addressing?
Jul 8, 2018
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Why did IBM make the PC BIOS source code public?
Aug 14, 2019
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Did Microsoft really reserve secret APIs in Windows?
Dec 24, 2022
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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?
Nov 13, 2020
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Did any PC software floating point use non-IEEE format?
Mar 24, 2022
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What did the DoD think Fortran lacked?
Aug 27, 2020
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What was the point of separating stdout and stderr?
Jun 28, 2019
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Why was the Apple III considered a failure (if indeed it was)?
Mar 30, 2022
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How were the signs for logical and arithmetic operators decided?
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