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Why the Apple II Didn't Support Lowercase Letters (2020)
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11 months ago
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It's time to make computing personal again
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695 points
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on Jan 19, 2025
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351 comments
The PC Is Dead: It's Time to Make Computing Personal Again
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6 points
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on Jan 18, 2025
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Secret Deadly Towers Maps Revealed (2006)
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2 points
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on Dec 27, 2024
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Origins of the ASCII Smiley Character: An Email Exchange with Dr. Bradley (2011)
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2 points
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susam
on Feb 20, 2023
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The IBM Smiley Character Turns 30 (2011)
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susam
on Dec 3, 2022
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An Interview with Jerry Lawson, Black Video Game Pioneer
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3 points
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caned
on Dec 1, 2022
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Carol Shaw, Atari’s First Female Video Game Developer
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1 point
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rbanffy
on March 9, 2022
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Reverse Engineering Prodigy
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2 points
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fanf2
on Jan 16, 2021
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Reverse Engineering Prodigy, Part 1
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2 points
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thefreeman
on Jan 15, 2021
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VC&G Interview: Jerry Lawson, Black Video Game Pioneer
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1 point
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tim--
on Dec 2, 2020
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Why the Apple II Didn’t Support Lowercase Letters
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170 points
by
freediver
on Sept 10, 2020
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139 comments
Why the Apple II Didn’t Support Lowercase Letters, by Woz
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5 points
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homarp
on Sept 9, 2020
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The Prodigy Preservation Project
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2 points
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bane
on March 26, 2020
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The Vintage Computing and Gaming Collection
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1 point
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uptown
on Feb 27, 2018
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Why Super Nintendos Lose Their Color: Plastic Discoloration in Classic Machines
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2 points
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KamiCrit
on Aug 27, 2016
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1 comment
Old-School PC Copy Protection Schemes (2006)
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70 points
by
erickhill
on July 19, 2016
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60 comments
The VTech PreComputer 1000 (2007)
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24 points
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shawndumas
on June 9, 2015
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4 comments
Old-School PC Copy Protection Schemes (2006)
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31 points
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mmastrac
on March 5, 2015
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22 comments
Remember Videotex?
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3 points
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Davesjoshin
on Jan 22, 2015
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The Visual 1050 Personal Computer System
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1 point
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bromagosa
on March 4, 2014
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Interview Attempt: (Possible) World's Largest Video Game Collection Owner
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5 points
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sblom
on Jan 29, 2012
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2 comments
You Know It's an Old Website If…
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1 point
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DiabloD3
on Nov 26, 2011
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1 comment
Inside the Amiga 1000 (25th Anniversary)
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12 points
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aresant
on July 2, 2010
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8 comments
Robert Tinney, BYTE Cover Artist and Microcomputer Illustration Pioneer ('06)
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2 points
by
jacquesm
on May 11, 2010
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Why Super Nintendos Lose Their Color: Plastic Discoloration in Classic Machines
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35 points
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chaosmachine
on March 7, 2010
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4 comments
Interview: Jerry Lawson, Black Video Game Pioneer
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2 points
by
blasdel
on March 8, 2009
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1 comment
A thorough investigation into why old computers turn yellow
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44 points
by
marketer
on Sept 4, 2008
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15 comments
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