How were 70s versions of games like Pong built without a programmable computer?(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)214 points by SeenNotHeard 2 years ago | 108 comments
Why did Borland ignore the Macintosh market?(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)115 points by SeenNotHeard 2 years ago | 145 comments
Why did base64 win against uuencode?(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)200 points by egorpv 2 years ago | 91 comments
Why did the Motorola 68000 processor family fall out of use in PCs?(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)175 points by SeenNotHeard 3 years ago | 220 comments
How much better was DEC Alpha than contemporaneous x86? (2020)(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)78 points by stevefan1999 3 years ago | 54 comments
How were the signs for logical and arithmetic operators decided?(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)129 points by edent 3 years ago | 33 comments