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Why are C64 games inconsistent with which joystick port they use?

The Commodore 64 has two DE-9 joystick ports. If I'm the only person that ever plays games on it, you would assume that you could just leave...

Asked on 08/25/2021 by bjb

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How do I configure a V6366 graphics controller for 640x400 B/W?

I have here a Schneider Target PC 7640 which is an early PC AT compatible laptop. It features a 640x400 plasma screen with 32k display RAM driven by a...

Asked on 08/25/2021

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Why was the return key symbol ⏎ drawn differently from the motion of a CR-LF?

In the operating system (DOS) of IBM PCs, newlines were represented by a carriage return (CR) character, followed by a line feed (LF) character. The motion of a printer...

Asked on 08/25/2021

2 answer

Are there games for the C128 that run (mainly) on the Z80 rather than the 6502?

The Commodore 128 was a version of the Commodore 64 that also had a Z80 CPU along with its "native" 6502 CPU so the system could run CP/M as well...

Asked on 08/25/2021

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Disassembling Windows IO.SYS

Under the question How did Windows ME "cripple" DOS?, Ross Ridge's answer showed a section of his disassembly. I would like to know, a) what disassembler was used...

Asked on 08/25/2021

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When did IBM start to use ASCII?

I’m trying to figure out when IBM switched to ASCII and when ASCII became a worldwide standard. Moreover, did IBM make ASCII standard worldwide? What I have found: According to...

Asked on 08/25/2021 by No Name QA

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Why is the keyboard and cellphone / telephone numbers in a different order?

Cellphone / Telephone have the seven bottom-left and the one top-left. While the keyboard has the seven top-left and the one...

Asked on 08/25/2021

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Where did the the term "chrome," referring to onscreen decorations, originate?

To most people today "chrome" probably sounds like a reference to the web browser; but at least in Microsoft contexts I've read "chrome" to refer to window decorations - like...

Asked on 08/25/2021

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Using “vintage proxy” with dial up simulator

I am in the process of building a dial up simulator involving a 1990s era desktop and laptop. The desktop, which is connected to Ethernet, acts as the dial-up server...

Asked on 08/25/2021 by user18789

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Why don't all Absolute,X instructions take an extra cycle to cross page boundaries?

The question is about 6502 instructions that take an extra cycle when address calculation carries over into the high byte of the address. This affects addressing modes Absolute,X, Absolute,Y, Indirect,Y....

Asked on 08/25/2021

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