This question... Can a USR command damage a ZX Spectrum? ... has leaded me to wonder if there was once a microcomputer that could actually be damaged by software. More specifically: Is there a case that a microcomputer, using its default shipped hardware configuration (i.e. no added interfaces ...

Why did the Sinclair ZX-Spectrum use edges for its standard tape storage routines? I can see that frequency modulation was likely necessary in order to account for the inaccurate timings when running off the lower 16Kbs in the lower-end models. However, as I understand it, EAR/MIC I/O was level...

I feel that this question was closed too hastily by a moderator as being too broad. I realize that this site is in beta and the moderators want to keep a fairly tight rein on how the site develops. But part of that development involves the growth of an active group of community reviewers, and yo...

(This question was inspired by Did all NES "Black Box" games come in carts with five screws?) I've heard of the Famicom "Pulse Line" of games. What is so special about these games? Is there a North American equivalent of this line? How may "Pulse Line" games were released?

After reading mcleod_ideafix's answer about the ZX Spectrum's "randomize of death", specifically his article on the subject, one thing struck me as odd. From César Hernández Bañó's research: ...It happened that, if you poke'd certain ROM addresses (yes, ROM addresses), the border didn't respo...

I noticed that we have a nes tag but do not have a famicom tag. I recently asked a Famicom question (What is the Famicom "Pulse Line" of games? How many games are part of this line?) and used the nes tag instead of creating a new famicom tag. Should we create a famicom tag for questions that a...