If I had a nickel every time someone said that! Heck, they promised that when gecko was new, too! I challenge you to look at source code tarball sizes and show me this reduction in code.
firefox-2.0.0.14-source.tar.bz2 is 36632 KB
firefox-48.8.0esr.source.tar.xz is 180888 KB...
Which is every processor ever made.
While this particular attack exploits SMT, the fact remains, per the article
"a side-channel attack describes a technique used for leaking encrypted data from a computer's memory or CPU, which works by recording and analyzing discrepancies in operation times...
There's "focus" and "convergence", which are different things. PC CRTs always hid those adjustments in the (somehow always awkward to navigate) on-screen display. But on an arcade cabinet CRT the "focus" knob is on the flyback transformer itself, and it can be as simple as an adjustment there...
1. You're hearing the 15.75 KHz scan rate.
2. Variable-rate refresh? Depends on what kinds of refresh ranges they support in the first place.
Which also leads me to:
Problem #7: what connectors?
Why is the S-video connector (the best most folks can get on an SNES or N64 without resorting to...
I type this while in the middle of repairing a 1982 TM202-G arcade CRT.
"it managed to run using only a single field at 60hz." Correct.
Most old games are what we now call "240p" games (but sometimes older terms like "15 KHz" or "doublestrike" or "CGA" or "standard resolution" are used...