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IBM didn't want Microsoft to use the Tab key to move between dialog fields (opens in new tab)

(devblogs.microsoft.com)

394SeenNotHeard6d ago238

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San Francisco streets with confusingly similar names (opens in new tab)

(j-nelson.net)

29SeenNotHeard10d ago47

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Was Windows 1.0's lack of overlapping windows a legal or a technical matter? (opens in new tab)

(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)

105SeenNotHeard2mo ago82

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Origin of the rule that swap size should be 2x of the physical memory (opens in new tab)

(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)

66SeenNotHeard2mo ago76

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How were large Unix installations managed in the 80s/90s? (opens in new tab)

(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)

7SeenNotHeard5mo ago5

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A surprise with how '#!' handles its program argument in practice (opens in new tab)

(utcc.utoronto.ca)

116SeenNotHeard5mo ago107

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The old church where one trillion webpages are being saved (opens in new tab)

(cnn.com)

3SeenNotHeard5mo ago1

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There's No Rust on This Ironclad Kernel: An OS Written in Ada (opens in new tab)

(hackaday.com)

8SeenNotHeard5mo ago0

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Who was "Paul's Method" named after (a.k.a. the MOS 6502 RTS trick)? (opens in new tab)

(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)

2SeenNotHeard6mo ago0

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Why Unix requires mount points (opens in new tab)

(utcc.utoronto.ca)

2SeenNotHeard6mo ago0

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Univ. of Minnesota seeks photos to archive national parks signs before removal (opens in new tab)

(sites.google.com)

7SeenNotHeard9mo ago2

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Neuromancer is in production (opens in new tab)

(bsky.app)

4SeenNotHeard10mo ago0

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I tried to hire a North Korean scammer [video] (opens in new tab)

(youtube.com)

1SeenNotHeard10mo ago0

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The Plot of the Phantom, a text adventure that took 40 years to finish (opens in new tab)

(scottandrew.com)

191SeenNotHeard10mo ago45

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Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux (opens in new tab)

(arstechnica.com)

7SeenNotHeard10mo ago0

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IBM didn't want Microsoft to use the Tab key to move between dialog fields (opens in new tab)

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Was Windows 1.0's lack of overlapping windows a legal or a technical matter? (opens in new tab)

Origin of the rule that swap size should be 2x of the physical memory (opens in new tab)

How were large Unix installations managed in the 80s/90s? (opens in new tab)

A surprise with how '#!' handles its program argument in practice (opens in new tab)

The old church where one trillion webpages are being saved (opens in new tab)

There's No Rust on This Ironclad Kernel: An OS Written in Ada (opens in new tab)

Who was "Paul's Method" named after (a.k.a. the MOS 6502 RTS trick)? (opens in new tab)

Why Unix requires mount points (opens in new tab)

Univ. of Minnesota seeks photos to archive national parks signs before removal (opens in new tab)

Neuromancer is in production (opens in new tab)

I tried to hire a North Korean scammer [video] (opens in new tab)

The Plot of the Phantom, a text adventure that took 40 years to finish (opens in new tab)

Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux (opens in new tab)

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IBM didn't want Microsoft to use the Tab key to move between dialog fields (opens in new tab)

San Francisco streets with confusingly similar names (opens in new tab)

Was Windows 1.0's lack of overlapping windows a legal or a technical matter? (opens in new tab)

Origin of the rule that swap size should be 2x of the physical memory (opens in new tab)

How were large Unix installations managed in the 80s/90s? (opens in new tab)

A surprise with how '#!' handles its program argument in practice (opens in new tab)

The old church where one trillion webpages are being saved (opens in new tab)

There's No Rust on This Ironclad Kernel: An OS Written in Ada (opens in new tab)

Who was "Paul's Method" named after (a.k.a. the MOS 6502 RTS trick)? (opens in new tab)

Why Unix requires mount points (opens in new tab)

Univ. of Minnesota seeks photos to archive national parks signs before removal (opens in new tab)

Neuromancer is in production (opens in new tab)

I tried to hire a North Korean scammer [video] (opens in new tab)

The Plot of the Phantom, a text adventure that took 40 years to finish (opens in new tab)

Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux (opens in new tab)