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It hasn't always been smooth sailing for Microsoft, but there are clear moments in the company's history that proved to be ...
A former Windows developer reveals why Windows was dragging around 30 MB of completely useless data for many years. The data came from Bob, one of Microsoft's biggest failures.
Bob resurfaced from Microsoft's Graveyard to pad out the 30MB of free space in Windows XP, keeping pirates at bay.
The update doesn’t bring any really big changes – it’s still an open source operating system designed to offer compatibility ...
It still has excellent compatibility with MS-DOS software, including Windows 3.1 and earlier, and many of the built-in ...
Even in 2025 there are still many applications for a simple Disk Operating System (DOS), whether this includes running legacy ...
Microsoft is celebrating its 50-year anniversary today during a special event at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, ...
To get the answer, just put a decimal point in the number "50"—my first Microsoft product was MS-DOS 5.0.
It was called the Microsoft Disk Operating System — MS-DOS, for short. In a shrewd business move, Gates and Allen made sure they could license MS-DOS to any computer manufacturer, not just IBM. That ...
Hundreds of international students in the US are reportedly receiving emails from the US Department of State (DOS) instructing them to leave the country due to their involvement in campus activism.
One of the top three US leaders of the violent MS-13 gang was arrested by law enforcement agencies in Virginia on Thursday, seen as a big win for the Trump administration. Mara Salvatrucha 13, or ...
MS-13 leader arrested in Virginia in a major law enforcement operation, marking a significant step in dismantling the notorious gang. The 24-year-old, considered one of the top three MS-13 leaders in ...