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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.

Unix copyright code infringement lawsuit is back from the dead
By Bruno Ferreira Published
Unix copyright code infringement back from the dead — IBM is still under fire from Xinuos about 2003-era bytes, with a hearing as recent as June 22.

Hannah Montana Linux gets modern remaster after nearly two decades
By Mark Tyson Published
Say whaaaat? Hannah Montana Linux is back. Basically abandonware since 2009, the distro has returned with a modern kernel and about 18 years worth of patches.

RAM crisis provokes enthusiast to try Windows 11 on DDR1-era hardware
By Mark Tyson Published
Enthusiast demos Microsoft’s newest OS running 'completely stable' on a Core 2 Quad Q6600, using a DDR1 motherboard, supported by an ATi Radeon HD 4650 AGP graphics card.

Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates for a second year
By Luke James Published
Microsoft has extended its free consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by a year, pushing the cutoff for critical security patches to October 14th, 2027.

Enthusiast hacks Valve’s AMD-first gaming OS to run on Intel hardware
By Etiido Uko Published
A Reddit user has shown SteamOS running on an Intel Arc B580 desktop GPU, but the early proof of concept required a Radeon-assisted install workaround and Resizable BAR to recover performance.

Microsoft is reportedly testing Copilot+ AI features with discrete GPUs instead of NPUs
By Jowi Morales Published
Is this the beginning of the end for Copilot+ PCs?

Linux developers are using AI vibe coding to keep vintage AMD GPUs alive
By Aaron Klotz Published
Linux developer uses AI to help update Linux GPU driver support for vintage HD 2000 - HD 6000 series.

Apple demonstrates cross-platform Siri upgrades in macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC
By Andrew E. Freedman, Brandon Hill Published
At WWDC, Apple revealed its upcoming macOS update, macOS 27 Golden Gate, with a more refined Liquid Glass design and cross-platform Siri and Apple Intelligence features.
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