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Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today
By Mark Tyson Published
Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 to manufacturing partners on this day in 1996.

Legendary Windows developer codes Task Manager for the Mac, says Apple’s ‘Activity Monitor blows’
By Mark Tyson Published
Legendary Windows developer Dave W. Plummer has shared details and screenshots of a version of Task Manager for Apple Mac computers.

Linus Torvalds rebukes anti-AI stances in the Linux kernel code review process, says 'Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects'
By Bruno Ferreira Published
Linus Torvalds, Linux's creator and kernel manager, has seemingly taken an accepting stance of AI-assisted tooling.

Developer successfully ports Linux to 1994 Sega 32X
By Mark Tyson Published
The adventurous developer who recently ported Linux to the Atari Jaguar (1993) has brewed up a version of the open source OS for the Sega 32X (1994).

Sega Dreamcast driver fixes appear in Linux 7.2-rc3
By Mark Tyson Published
A set of updates for Sega Dreamcast hardware has been merged into the Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel this weekend.

Windows 95 didn’t detect installers, it ‘guessed’ based on the file name, says veteran dev
By Luke James Published
The full match list ran to six terms: setup, install, inst, imposta, ayarla, and felrak.

Companies are now using automatic Windows installers to display Adware through the Microsoft Store when you install new hardware
By Hassam Nasir Published
LG monitors apparently auto-install an app on your PC when you first connect them, all thanks to the Microsoft Store.

Dev ports Linux to Atari's notorious Jaguar console from 1993
By Mark Tyson Published
The ill-fated Jag featured a Motorola 68000 CPU, augmented by Tom & Jerry co-processors, with 2MB RAM, and up to 6MB ROM.
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