Mark Williams

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Was Locomotive BASIC significantly better than Sinclair BASIC?

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How did integer multiplication work in 8-bit BASIC without CPU support

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Why did the IBM PC have an internal power supply?

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Did early versions of DR-DOS preserve more registers than MS-DOS?

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Why was the Amstrad CPC slow at scrolling

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How can I connect a Psion Series 5 PDA to a 64-bit Windows PC?

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Why does my CRT whine?

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What voltage does the Psion Series 5 serial port work at?

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Can I adjust the aspect ratio on a Nintendo Switch to display on a 4:3 monitor?

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How did installers locate the Program Files directory on Windows 95?

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Why did the Rumble Pak for the Nintendo 64 require batteries when it actually apparently doesn't?

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How can I connect a Psion Series 5 PDA to a 64-bit Windows PC?

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When and why did tape recorders acquire a "remote" input?

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VIC20, VIC-20, or VIC 20?

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Writting DSK images onto a 3″ floppy for Amstrad/Sinclair computers

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Something like 'KDE Present Windows' / 'Compiz Scale' / 'Mac OS X exposé' in Openbox / LXDE / Xfce?

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What does ld a,(hl) do in this piece of Z80 ASM code, and why is HL incremented?

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What are quick ways to load downloaded tape images onto an unmodified 8-bit computer?

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What's wrong with SNES original controller's shoulder buttons?

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What's the relationship between the Nascom computers and the company Lucas Electrical?

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How did 1980's 8 bit video game coders create realistic fireballs and explosions?

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"The books arrived TO you" or "The books arrived AT you"?

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Are there vintage or historical bitmapped fonts available for non-commercial use?

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How can I ditch Google, on Android?

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Amstrad CPC 6128 - Bench Power Supply Connection Setup

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Change the window manager unity-2d launches on login

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What key factor led to the sudden commercial success of MS Windows with v3.0?

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Did loadable levels for ZX-Spectrum games contain only graphics / game data, or executable code as well?

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If ants are better than spiders, why are there more?

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Are there any primary sources for the “passing constant by reference” behavior in old Fortran compilers?

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