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RAM crisis provokes enthusiast to try Windows 11 on DDR1-era hardware
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
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
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
Is this the beginning of the end for Copilot+ PCs?
Linux developers are using AI vibe coding to keep vintage AMD GPUs alive
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
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.
RetroPad is a ‘full-feature-parity version of Notepad from XP’ in just 2,749 bytes
A 'full-feature-parity version of Notepad' has been written in x86 assembly and it weighs in at under 3KB.
Bill Gates once starred in a bizarre Doom promo to push Windows 95 back in 1993
Bill Gates gives a possessed Doom heavy weapon dude both barrels in a rediscovered Windows 95 plus DirectX gaming presentation.
Linux prepares to axe legacy x32 hybrid mode — hybrid 32-bit/64-bit mode faces complete removal by 2027 due to low adoption
Linux developers are discussing removing x32 ABI from the Linux kernel; a hybrid x32/64-bit mode that was never widely adopted by software developers.
IBM ThinkPad T43 enthusiast installs 'almost' every version of Windows on the single-core laptop without using virtual machine
An IBM ThinkPad user boasts that they can install '(almost) all versions of Windows from NT 4 to 10 22H2' with driver support, without resorting to virtual machine (VM) technology.