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Windows 95 will soon turn 30. Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen recalled that when testing Microsoft's reimagining of Windows, an overflow was discovered that had nothing to do with the operating system ...
Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen recently shared another behind-the-scenes story from the development days of Windows 9x, this time involving software copyright violations by dishonest PC manufacturers.
After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the ...
The ARPANET was a project started by the Defense Department’s Advanced Research Project Agency in 1969 to network different mainframe computers together across the country. Later, it evolved into the ...
Upon its launch in 1998, Windows 98 received public praise for introducing features that supported the rapidly growing ...
What is considered the greatest operating system of all time? The debate continues, with many pointing to Windows XP, released in 2001, for its flexibility, versatility, and nostalgia. Others advocate ...
AI is driving a new era of hardware disruption, echoing past tech revolutions and raising existential risks for today’s ...
For more on the dangers of extreme temperatures and key tips for dealing with the heat, Stephanie Sy speaks with Ashley Ward, director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University.
Windows 1.0 was released in November 1985, marking the beginning of what would become one of the most influential software platforms in computing history.
Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...
Unlike in other leagues, short deals just don't happen for stars in the NHL. Or at least they haven't. Why might that change?
The mainboard's first IPO since 2021 saw its placement offer 5.5x subscribed and its public offer 14.4x subscribed. Together ...