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What technological factors drove the rise of "high-speed" modems in the early 1990s?
Nov 22, 2017
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How did the SNES do the “pixelate” transition effect?
Feb 2, 2022
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Was self-modifying code possible using BASIC?
Jun 8, 2019
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What happened to the SEV instruction on the 6502?
Oct 14, 2019
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What was the last x86 processor that didn't have a microcode layer?
Dec 6, 2022
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What's the relationship between early 90s Pentium microprocessor and today's Intel designs?
Jul 25, 2017
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Comparing raw performance of the Z80 and the 6502
Feb 13, 2018
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Why does the ZX81 not have user definable characters without extra hardware i.e. why could the character ROM not be in RAM?
May 31, 2021
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Were there any games running at high refresh rates such as 90 and 120 Hz on computers and consoles of the 80s and 90s?
Mar 31, 2025
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What techniques were used to reduce the required re-rendering in 3D programs?
Mar 5, 2018

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