Sep 19, 2023
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Why did the 16-bit _lopen and _lcreat function return -1 on failure instead of 0?
Trying to look like somebody else.
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Sep 4, 2023
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Just for fun: What happens when you shift a register by more than the register size?
A comparative study of processor architectures.
Aug 29, 2023
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The popularity of DOS/4GW made Windows 95 game compatibility a little easier, but with higher stakes
A popular path to protected mode.
Aug 28, 2023
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Just for fun: Which processors prefer sign-extended loads, and which prefer zero-extended loads?
Another pointless chart.
Mar 14, 2023
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Did Vienna ever exist or was it just misinformation?
It could be neither.
Feb 27, 2023
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The unintentionally-expanding scope of the SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX flag
Other suppressions caught in its net.
Feb 14, 2023
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Why are the Windows chassis hardware button hotkeys so strange?
Operating within the constraints of the system.
Feb 7, 2023
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The frustration of finding a suitable time to hold a meeting when the participants are evenly spaced around the globe
Somebody has to suffer, but we try to make sure it's not the same person each time.
Dec 26, 2022
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The worst-selling Microsoft software product of all time: OS/2 for the Mach 20
Count 'em on one hand.
Nov 8, 2022
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Why is there a system sound called Asterisk? What sound does an Asterisk make anyway?
It's to accompany the asterisk, back when we had an asterisk.