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Bob resurfaced from Microsoft's Graveyard to pad out the 30MB of free space in Windows XP, keeping pirates at bay.
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April 4, and part of the celebration includes new limited-edition wallpapers created by Microsoft designers and creators. Here's how to get them.
Leadership and team members with Parr Lumber celebrated the opening of the company’s newest location in Damascus, OR on April ...
Tracks added to the list are judged to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress, ...
Reddit security experts reveal the most dangerous cybersecurity myths that leave companies vulnerable to attacks, from HTTPS misconceptions to cloud safety.
So does the Library of Congress. This week, the Windows 95 chime joined Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” and the soundtrack to Minecraft in earning a place in the National Recording Registry.
The US Library of Congress has added the Windows 95 boot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR). That means the sound is now part of a list of recordings that are “culturally, historically, or ...
It’s been 30 years since Windows 95 launched. [Ms-Dos5] and [Commodore Z] are celebrating with an epic exhibit at Vintage Computer Festival East 2025. They had no fewer than nine computers ...
The Microsoft Windows 95 start-up and reboot chime was composed by Brian Eno. Among the 84 sound elements Eno created for the project, the now-familiar six-second chime – which was nearly twice ...