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4 votes

1 answer

228 views

Why was my question “Is MS DOS a form of Windows?” so poorly received?

Arunabh

1

modified Oct 25 at 17:12

-1 votes

2 answers

75 views

Why does the -X question need more focus, when the DOS question doesn't?

Raffzahn

249k

modified Oct 24 at 20:10

2 votes

1 answer

57 views

How to react to "contact me" answers?

V2BlastStaffMod

101

modified Oct 24 at 19:53

1 vote

1 answer

38 views

Would you be willing to take in the following question?: Is there a procedure to dissassemble ROMs with a header?

Raffzahn

249k

answered Sep 23 at 21:35

15 votes

9 answers

583 views

ChatGPT - Yes or no?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Aug 7 at 14:19

1 vote

2 answers

212 views

Can someone explain why this question about installing Windows XP from a USB drive is off topic?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Aug 7 at 14:04

3 votes

3 answers

128 views

Do we need both [floppy-disk] and [floppy-drive]?

user3840170

27.4k

answered Jul 8 at 15:02

0 votes

2 answers

36 views

Review indicator lits up, but no reviews are available

user3840170

27.4k

modified Jun 19 at 17:44

11 votes

5 answers

293 views

What should our definition of “duplicate question” be?

dave

41.4k

answered May 28 at 9:23

1 vote

1 answer

43 views

How many “identify this” tags do we need?

CommunityBot

1

modified May 17 at 12:09

-4 votes

2 answers

158 views

Why was my answer to the “why are assemblers called that” question deleted?

Mark Williams

4,441

modified Apr 26 at 18:32

-3 votes

0 answers

134 views

The dozens of questions and answers that I posted over the last year disappeared. Why?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Feb 7 at 21:45

7 votes

1 answer

118 views

Do we need separate tags for Windows 95, 98 and Me?

user3840170

27.4k

answered Jan 30 at 6:04

3 votes

2 answers

53 views

‌[old-hardware-adaptation] versus [new-hardware-adaptation]

user3840170

27.4k

answered Jan 26 at 9:22

4 votes

0 answers

42 views

2024: a year in moderation

JNatStaffMod

101

asked Jan 15 at 18:22

1 vote

1 answer

49 views

Is requesting the community to peer-review and provide feedback on source code appropriate?

wizzwizz4Mod

19k

answered Dec 30, 2024 at 23:36

1 vote

1 answer

67 views

Why close 5-year old questions?

Omar and Lorraine

41.2k

answered Dec 20, 2024 at 14:29

8 votes

2 answers

176 views

Did I do something wrong by writing and accepting a self-answer after reading answers from others?

manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact

15.5k

modified Dec 18, 2024 at 19:45

4 votes

5 answers

138 views

Are programming questions whose context is strictly related to retro computers on topic?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Dec 7, 2024 at 15:50

1 vote

1 answer

93 views

Question about a GoldenEye speedrunning trick mischaracterized as off-topic

user3840170

27.4k

modified Nov 29, 2024 at 19:40

7 votes

3 answers

191 views

How does the forum feel about being asked to debug program code?

user3840170

27.4k

answered Nov 29, 2024 at 19:36

11 votes

3 answers

282 views

What do you think of the proposed Computing History site?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Nov 24, 2024 at 18:46

14 votes

1 answer

267 views

Since we accept at least some computing history questions, could we also accept questions about more recent, 21st-century history?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Nov 24, 2024 at 18:43

4 votes

1 answer

129 views

Does this site get featured in Hot Network Questions disproportionately often? Why?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Nov 24, 2024 at 18:07

4 votes

3 answers

121 views

What was unclear about the question about Unix and virtual memory?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Nov 24, 2024 at 17:30

8 votes

2 answers

80 views

Transfer of Questions to Other Sites

user3840170

27.4k

modified Nov 24, 2024 at 17:20

2 votes

4 answers

103 views

What's with repeating the question in the title at the end of the post?

Toby Speight

2,059

modified Nov 10, 2024 at 16:44

1 vote

1 answer

30 views

What's the shortest way to link to an answer on Retrocomputing?

Toby Speight

2,059

answered Nov 8, 2024 at 11:17

2 votes

1 answer

56 views

Is there software to cause a desktop pop up when someone answers a question of yours?

Stephen Kitt

140k

answered Oct 31, 2024 at 12:52

7 votes

2 answers

227 views

Typing ALGOL code correctly – how to?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Oct 3, 2024 at 10:19

0 votes

3 answers

81 views

Would a "disk operating systems" tag be beneficial?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Sep 6, 2024 at 11:43

5 votes

1 answer

129 views

Why is rwallace's question about Acorn being closevoted?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Sep 3, 2024 at 8:27

5 votes

2 answers

237 views

Why has nobody ever been awarded the Generalist badge?

SlateStaffMod

101

modified Aug 28, 2024 at 20:17

5 votes

2 answers

104 views

Where to draw the line with IBM mainframe questions?

Raffzahn

249k

modified Aug 13, 2024 at 22:19

4 votes

1 answer

199 views

Tweet Bot/Twitter Account for Retrocomputing?

wizzwizz4Mod

19k

answered Aug 1, 2024 at 20:03

7 votes

1 answer

147 views

Based on my long search, I have a detailed answer to this question and would like to answer it for the benefit of the community if it can be opened

Omar and Lorraine

41.2k

answered May 30, 2024 at 9:03

10 votes

0 answers

62 views

Retag request for questions about Atari 8-bit computers

dan04

1,355

asked May 21, 2024 at 16:40

5 votes

1 answer

232 views

Let's rename [design-choices]

CommunityBot

1

modified May 2, 2024 at 17:04

4 votes

6 answers

133 views

What should we do about comment discussions?

dave

41.4k

answered Apr 28, 2024 at 22:59

6 votes

2 answers

93 views

Are retrospective / modern-perspective questions on-topic?

user3840170

27.4k

answered Apr 10, 2024 at 6:35

5 votes

1 answer

72 views

What does the community like to see with posts answering a tangential question, but not the one submitted by the asker?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Apr 10, 2024 at 6:20

6 votes

4 answers

146 views

Do we Draw a Line at Books?

cjs

29.5k

answered Apr 9, 2024 at 18:03

4 votes

1 answer

55 views

What does a greyed out eyeball symbol with a strike through it mean?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Mar 31, 2024 at 9:12

2 votes

3 answers

268 views

Would this vacuum-tube logic question be a good fit for the site?

Raffzahn

249k

modified Mar 19, 2024 at 16:43

9 votes

2 answers

218 views

Is asking for the existence of a device equal to a buying recommendation?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Mar 19, 2024 at 14:06

5 votes

2 answers

157 views

Do we really consider questions about early-2000s computers off-topic?

user3840170

27.4k

modified Mar 19, 2024 at 8:43

8 votes

0 answers

325 views

Introducing a new retrocomputing meetup: The APL Campfire

wizzwizz4Mod

19k

modified Mar 10, 2024 at 16:26

4 votes

0 answers

69 views

Introducing a stochastic superoptimizer for retro CPUs

wizzwizz4Mod

19k

modified Mar 10, 2024 at 16:25

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