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Retrocomputing

Beta Q&A site for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear.

2.9
questions
per day
Needs Work – 10 questions per day on average is a healthy beta, 5 questions or fewer per day needs some work. A healthy site generates lots of good content to make sure users keep coming back.
96%
answered
Excellent – 90% answered is a healthy beta, 80% answered needs some work. In the beta it's especially important that when new visitors ask questions they usually get a good answer.
978
avid users
14,244
total users
Excellent – Every site needs a solid group of core users to assist in moderating the site. We recommend:
  • 150 users with 200+ rep (currently 978 users with 200+ rep)
  • 10 users with 2,000+ rep (currently 110 users with 2,000+ rep)
  • 5 users with 3,000+ rep (currently 75 users with 3,000+ rep)
2.6
answer ratio
Excellent – 2.5 answers per question is good, only 1 answer per question needs some work. On a healthy site, questions receive multiple answers and the best answer is voted to the top.
3,371
visits/day
Excellent – 1,500 visits per day is good, 500 visits per day needs some work. A great site benefits people outside the community. Eventually, 90% of a site's traffic should come from search engines.
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Top Beta Users

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Was memory corruption a common...

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Use a USB mouse for DOS games

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How did AMD's 386 and 486 perform...

Running WarpCopy64 on an emulator

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What was the first microprocessor...

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What does the DAA instruction do?

What language(s) implements...

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Identifying and recovering...

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How was the main mechanic of the...

Was X.25 solely about the...

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profile for supercat at Retrocomputing

Did any 5.25" floppy drives not...

Was memory corruption a common...

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Where and when did the `0x`...

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What are quick ways to load...

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