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The first Civilization creator's $10,000 computer with 16MB of memory still works

In the lobby of the Firaxis office, there rests an old leather chair alongside an outdated CRT monitor PC in classic white, reflecting the aesthetics of the 1980s and 90s. This is not merely an antique; it represents a significant piece of gaming his...

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Microsoft has been developing an alternative to Windows - Midori OS presentation has hit the web

Ten years ago, Microsoft aimed to launch a special operating system called Midori. This new OS had the capability to run Windows programs without relying on legacy code, potentially offering a reliable alternative to Windows. The project, which spann...

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Forced update: NVIDIA drivers cause "screen of death" with Windows 10 and older processors

In February of this year, it was revealed that some older computers were unable to run the latest versions of Windows 11 due to the absence of the POPCNT instruction set. It has now come to light that Windows 10 users are also facing issues related t...

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Who created BSOD? Windows developer reveals 30-year-old secret of "blue screen of death" blue screen of death

In the second half of July, a widespread outage at CrowdStrike impacted Windows and numerous businesses around the globe. Many users encountered the "blue screen of death" — Microsoft’s developer shared its story. As the BSOD became a hot topic onlin...

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Windows 3.1 saved a U.S. airline from CrowdStrike by CrowdStrike

Southwest Airlines, the fourth largest airline in the U.S., was largely unaffected by the CrowdStrike issue due to its usage of Windows 3.1. Chaos ensued only among those airlines that were utilizing current versions of Windows. Released in 1992, Win...

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A former Microsoft vice president showed off the first copy of Windows 95

Brad Silverberg, former Senior Vice President and Product Manager at Microsoft, showcased the world's first copy of Windows 95. It all started with a post by Dave Plummer, another outstanding Microsoft employee, who stands behind the Task Manager, ZI...

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'We won the war on floppy disks': Japan repeals 1034 rules mandating floppy disks

Japan is not only about ultra-modern high-speed trains and self-cleaning toilets. The flip side of progress was that the country's regulations required government agencies to use flexible magnetic disks, known as floppy disks. It seems that the Japan...

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The melted terminal of France's Internet predecessor sells for €430 - like a work of art

The terminal of the predecessor network of the Internet Alcatel Minitel 2, rescued during a fire, put up for auction on eBay in France. The melted computer case leaves no chances for its practical use. However, it is being sold at auction for €430, a...

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A remake of Wizardry, the 1981 game that was the world's first team-based -RPG, has been released on Steam

After several months of early access on Steam, the 3D remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, a classic RPG from 1981 by Sir-Tech Software, has been released. Developed by Digital Eclipse, this project brings the iconic role-playing ...

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Youtubers found and restored Archie, the oldest search engine on the Internet

The Serial Port YouTube channel found almost the last working copy of Archie, the first search engine on the network, created in 1989 by Alan Emtage during his studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. It allowed to search on FTP servers in w...

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