Windows 95 is 30 years old, and Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen continues sharing interesting tidbits about how the iconic operating system came together. Developing Windows 95 ...

Our Hackaday colleague [Bil Herd] is known for being the mind behind the Commodore 128, a machine which famously had both a 6502 and a Z80 processor on board. The idea of a machine which could do ...

Whatever, the icons are 32 by 32 pixels and 16 colours, though Windows 95 did actually support 256-colour icons. And if you ...

Windows 10 support has ended, making Linux a possible alternative. It's a good time to consider switching from Windows to Linux. Switching to Linux can extend your computer's life and performance. I ...

GUI matters: Microsoft released the original edition of Windows XP in 2001 and kept the operating system alive for more than 17 years. The once massively popular platform remains fondly remembered, ...

I've been itching to build a sleeper gaming PC for years now, but Maingear just unveiled a pre-built rig that's drenched in '90s vibes. Not only does the new Retro95 boast a beautifully beige case ...

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. It’s enough to turn off the parts of my brain that would normally despise the look of a big, gray, plastic box and transform me into a drooling retro devotee ready to ...

Every so often, Microsoft design director Diego Baca boots up an old computer so he can play around with Windows 95 again. Baca has made a hobby of assembling old PCs with new-in-box vintage parts, ...

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