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Can the leaked AmigaOS after-3.1 source code be referred to?
I would be careful with linking to or posting any sections of that leaked codebase, no matter how small. In an official statement, Hyperion Entertainment said they would "examine all possible legal a …
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Retrocomputing – will the site survive?
I've been trying to share some of the our questions on reddit/twitter where appropriate. I've even managed to get 1000 uniques to Why use static RAM addresses instead of the stack? I think as more q …
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Raspberry PI? Should questions about it be allowed, and should it get a tag?
Generally I would say questions about Raspberry Pi are off-topic, as it is a modern piece of hardware. It would be on-topic for Raspberry Pi Stack Exchange as mentioned by Chenmunka. I don't think a …
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What can I do with my [insert machine name here]? Questions
I think the flags on that questions started with this comment on a different, also broad question. Where would it stop? Would we have a software list for every brand, every model of personal compute …
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What is this "Can you help?" message above the answer box?
This was, in fact, A/B testing: To quote Adam Lear on Meta Stack Exchange:
We're currently running an experiment with different versions of a
call to action on questions.
The original vers …
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Is retro software still in modern codebases on-topic?
I say we try it.
We already have the old-hardware-adaptation for questions about adapting retrocompuing hardware on modern platforms, so why couldn't the same apply to old software or SDKs on modern …
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Cleaning and maintenance?
It sounds like the maintenance tag covers topics like cleaning and more. I say instead of making them synonyms just remove cleaning and expand the description of the maintenance tag to explain the br …
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Are questions about the Supercard (CF/SD/Lite/Rumble) for GBA and NDS on-topic?
I'm going to try this out. I've posted a test question (What did the Supercard "patch" program actually do to GBA and NDS ROMs to make them playable?) and have created the nintendo-ds tag.
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Do we want list questions?
My opinion is no, I do not think questions which attract "lists" of answers are constructive and should be considered off-topic.
I will say this: If the community believes these questions are on-topi …
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Do we want legal questions?
I do not believe legal questions should be on-topic. Laws vary across the world, and one answer for one country many not apply somewhere else. I also don't believe multiple answers for each country …
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Computing History SE
Well, the proposal has been closed due to inactivity. Nothing to worry about (if there was even any worry in the first place) anymore.
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Vote Early, Vote Often!
I'd like to resurrect this post to hit this point home again, especially when traffic to the site slows down. We should continue to vote on quality posts and encourage users to continue posting great …
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Should "Which original retrocomputer OS's are still maintained and updated today, for origin...
Yes, I believe this question is a good candidate for a Community Wiki model and possibly a moderator Wiki Lock. There would be a single answer which any user could edit to add additional information, …
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Is asking for the title of a retro game on-topic?
I don't think retrocomputing is appropriate for these types of questions. Gaming.SE might be a better fit for these types of questions, as they are dedicated to gaming across multiple generations.
I …
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Do we want hats?
Yes, I want hats and think it's a great idea for our site to participate.